clammy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English clam (“viscous, sticky; slimy”) + -y, from Old English clǣman (“to smear, bedaub”). Compare German klamm (“clammy”) and klemmen (“to be stuck, stick”). See also clam.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]clammy (comparative clammier, superlative clammiest)
- Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
- His hands were clammy from fright.
- (medicine) The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphoretic nor dry.
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