What does clammy mean?
Clammy means Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms..
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/ˈklæmi/ · adjective
Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms..
His hands were clammy from fright.
The cause is a temperate conglutination ; for both bodies are clammy and viscous , and do bridle the deflux of humours to the hurts , without penning them in too much
Then he could see the modest bookseller, somewhat clammy in his extremities and lost within his academic robe and hood, nervously fidgeting his mortar-board, haled forward by ushers, and tottering rubescent before the chancellor, provost, president (or whoever it might be) who hands out the diploma.
Jenny Lee reached out and took hold of the man’s hand. It was cold and clammy, a deadlike feeling.
Use clammy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clammy means Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms..
Common synonyms include wet, dank.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His hands were clammy from fright.
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