clammy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite unpleasantly cool and humid
    dank.
    • a clammy handshake
    • clammy weather
    • a dank cellar
    • dank rain forests

WordNet

Clam"my adjective
Etymology
Cf. AS. clam clay. See Clam to clog, and cf. Clay.
Wordforms
comparative Clammier ; superlative Clammiest
Definitions
  1. Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.

Webster 1913