sweatier; sweatiest
1
: causing sweat
a sweaty day
sweaty work
2
: wet or stained with or smelling of sweat
sweaty socks
Examples of sweaty in a Sentence
a hot and sweaty afternoon
We were hot and sweaty after playing basketball.
My clothes are all sweaty from my workout.
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With Moore as the tenor and Prater as the baritone, Sam & Dave were one of the signature acts at Memphis’ Stax Records, which offered a tougher, sweatier alternative to the more polished R&B sound that Detroit’s Motown had turned into pop gold.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The effect of two bands playing together started as an homage to the sweatiest and smokiest swamp funk, then settled into the loudest and hardest rock and roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
This was the origin of the Air Ring 48, a cooling device that attaches to the base of a construction helmet, providing crucial airflow to the sweatiest areas of the head and neck.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
With Moore as the tenor and Prater as the baritone, Sam & Dave were one of the signature acts at Memphis’ Stax Records, which offered a tougher, sweatier alternative to the more polished R&B sound that Detroit’s Motown had turned into pop gold.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
The effect of two bands playing together started as an homage to the sweatiest and smokiest swamp funk, then settled into the loudest and hardest rock and roll.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 Dec. 2024
This was the origin of the Air Ring 48, a cooling device that attaches to the base of a construction helmet, providing crucial airflow to the sweatiest areas of the head and neck.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for sweaty
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“Sweaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweaty. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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sweaty
adjective
sweatier; sweatiest
1
: causing sweat
sweaty work
2
: wet or stained with or smelling of sweat
sweaty socks
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