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clammy
What does clammy mean?
clammy (adjective): unpleasantly cool and humid.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use clammy in a sentence?
- A clammy handshake. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce clammy?
/ˈklæmi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does clammy come from?
From Middle English clam (“viscous, sticky; slimy”) + -y, from Old English clǣman (“to smear, bedaub”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of clammy?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “clammy” mean?
showing careful forethought
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featuring a lot of sunshine
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compelling immediate action
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unpleasantly cool and humid
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Which word is closest in meaning to “clammy”?
pale
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dank
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lazy
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mere
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