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SWEATILY
Etymology
Adverb
sweatily (comparative more sweatily, superlative most sweatily)
In a sweaty way.
Source: Wiktionary
Sweat"i*ly, adv.
Definition: In a sweaty manner.
SWEATY
Sweat"y, a. [Compar. Sweatier; superl. Sweatiest.]
1. Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment.
2. Consisting of sweat; of the nature of sweat. No noisome whiffs or sweaty streams. Swift.
3. Causing sweat; hence, laborious; toilsome; difficult. "The sweaty forge." Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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