CLAMMY

clammy, dank

(adjective) unpleasantly cool and humid; “a clammy handshake”; “clammy weather”; “a dank cellar”; “dank rain forests”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

clammy (comparative clammier, superlative clammiest)

Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.

(medicine) The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphoretic nor dry.

Source: Wiktionary


Clam"my, a. [Compar. Clammier; superl. Clammiest.] Etym: [Cf. AS. clam clay. See Clam to clog, and cf. Clay.]

Definition: Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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