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clammy adjective [ ˈklami ]

• unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.
• "his skin felt cold and clammy"
Similar: moist, damp, sweaty, perspiring, sweating, sticky, slimy, slippery, slick,
Opposite: dry,
Origin: late Middle English: from dialect clam ‘to be sticky or adhere’, of Germanic origin; related to clay.

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