clammy

[US]/ˈklæmi/
[UK]/ˈklæmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. cold and damp, sticky wet
comparative: clammier, superlative: clammiest

Phrases & Collocations

clammy skin

clammy hands

clammy weather

Example Sentences

the clammy atmosphere of the cave.

The ghost town gave us a clammy feeling.

My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back.

He clutched the cane in his clammy hand.

She gave a little shudder when she touched his clammy hand.

It is a down-to-earth yet sophisticated exposé of how an entire country can be munched in the clammy claws of corruption.

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