"clammy" meaning in English

See clammy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈklæmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-clammy.wav [US] Forms: clammy [positive], clammier [comparative], clammiest [superlative]
Etymology: clam + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|clam|y}} clam + -y Head templates: {{adj|clammy|clammier|clammiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person's hands are clammy, they are cold and damp.
    Sense id: simple-clammy-en-adj-PkT-5lV2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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