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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But in actuality, most awards show speeches are sweaty, nervous, uncomfortable, exceedingly earnest, and grateful.
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Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
The proprietary fabric blends—buttery soft and, most importantly, not see-through—are engineered with movement in mind, acting as a second skin to withstand the sweatiest of workouts.
—Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
But in actuality, most awards show speeches are sweaty, nervous, uncomfortable, exceedingly earnest, and grateful.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
My Align Pants held up through hundreds of HIIT workouts and runs in college, with buttery-soft material that stays in place even during the sweatiest days.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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 7 Oct. 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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