clammy

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

clammy

/ˈklæmi/

Rhymes with -æmi

Where it comes from

From Middle English clam (“viscous, sticky; slimy”) + -y, from Old English clǣman (“to smear, bedaub”). Compare German klamm (“clammy”) and klemmen (“to be stuck, stick”). See also clam.

adjective clammier · clammiest

Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms. His hands were clammy from fright.
The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphoretic nor dry.

Translations

Every language

adj Cold and damp

日本語	じめじめ
Français	moite
Deutsch	klamm
Русский	холо́дный и вла́жный xolódnyj, сыро́й syrój

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"clammy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clammy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

clammy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clammy

Chicago

"clammy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clammy.

BibTeX

@misc{clammy_2026,
  title = {clammy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clammy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}