SWEATY

Etymology 1

Adjective

sweaty (comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest)

Covered in sweat.

Having a tendency to sweat.

Likely to cause one to sweat.

Caused by sweat.

Strenuous; laborious; exhausting.

Inappropriately serious about a leisure activity, chiefly video games.

Synonyms

• (covered in sweat): sudorific

Noun

sweaty (plural sweaties)

One who is sweaty.

Etymology 2

Noun

sweaty (plural sweaties)

(internet slang, derogatory, sometimes, humorous) A term of familiar address.

Anagrams

• wastey

Source: Wiktionary


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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