Definitions for clammyˈklæm i
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
clammy, dank(adj)
unpleasantly cool and humid
"a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests"
Wiktionary
clammy(Adjective)
Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
His hands were clammy from fright
clammy(Adjective)
The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphragmatic nor dry
Webster Dictionary
Clammy
having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration
Translations for clammy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- klam, klewerigAfrikaans
- بارِدٌ وَدَبِقArabic
- влаженBulgarian
- pegajosoPortuguese (BR)
- vlhký a lepkavýCzech
- feucht und klebrigGerman
- klamDanish
- γλοιώδης, κολλώδηςGreek
- sudoroso, pegajosoSpanish
- kleepuvEstonian
- سرد و ترFarsi
- tahmeaFinnish
- moiteFrench
- לַח וְדָבִיקHebrew
- चिपचिपा, लसलसाHindi
- vlažan, ljepljivCroatian
- nyirkosHungarian
- lembabIndonesian
- þvalurIcelandic
- appiccicaticcioItalian
- べとべとするJapanese
- 차갑고 습한Korean
- lipnusLithuanian
- lipīgsLatvian
- berlengasMalay
- klamDutch
- klamNorwegian
- lepkiPolish
- سرد و ترPersian
- نمجن: پوست: سر يشناك: سوړPashto
- pegajosoPortuguese
- umedRomanian
- влажный и липкийRussian
- vlhkýSlovak
- lepljivSlovenian
- vlažanSerbian
- fuktig (kall) och klibbigSwedish
- ที่ชื้นหรือเย็นมากThai
- nemli ve yapışkan, rutubetliTurkish
- 濕黏的Chinese (Trad.)
- липкийUkrainian
- چپچپا ، لجلجاUrdu
- ẩm ướtVietnamese
- 粘湿的Chinese (Simp.)
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