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# clammy

adjective (clammy, clammier, clammiest)

«clammy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unpleasantly damp, cold and sticky to touch, especially skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#m1)
2. (weather) Damp and heavy, warm and sticky (clammy air). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows fear or nerves — «clammy hands» before a test or a scary moment. In health and first-aid lessons, clammy pale skin can be a sign that someone is unwell or in shock, so tell an adult. In weather descriptions it means humid. It tells the reader about an unpleasant damp feeling.

### Examples

- My hands were clammy before the spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#x1)
- The cave walls felt cold and clammy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#x2)
- It was a clammy, muggy day in August. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#x3)
- His forehead was pale and clammy, so the teacher called the nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#x4)
- The frog felt clammy in my hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#x5)
- Wet socks are horribly clammy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#x6)
- I felt it; it felt clammy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/#x7)

### Note

Comparative clammier, superlative clammiest. Not the same as «clumsy». In first aid, pale, cold and clammy skin with dizziness can be a warning sign — get an adult or call for help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clammy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clammy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clammy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clammy.html) on Mova free.