Definitions for clamminess
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
clam•myˈklæm i(adj.)-mi•er, -mi•est.
covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp:
clammy hands.
sickly; morbid:
a clammy feeling.
Origin of clammy:
1350–1400; ME, =clam sticky, cold and damp (akin to OE clām mud, clay) + -y -y1
clam′mi•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dankness, clamminess(noun)
unpleasant wetness
Wiktionary
clamminess(Noun)
the state of being clammy
Webster Dictionary
Clamminess(noun)
state of being clammy or viscous
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