as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
after a clammy handshake, the two bitter rivals squared off for a no-holds-barred debate
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Recent Examples of clammy
The air was clammy and stifling.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
One clammy hand grips the wheel.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Signs of dehydration can include dry mouth, the inability to produce tears and clammy skin.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Halfway through the flight, the plane hit a rough patch, and my skin grew clammy.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
One clammy hand grips the wheel.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Signs of dehydration can include dry mouth, the inability to produce tears and clammy skin.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Halfway through the flight, the plane hit a rough patch, and my skin grew clammy.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clammy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clammy
Adjective
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The observations, captured by SPHEREx, map icy material across the turbulent Cygnus X region, a massive star-forming complex filled with dense clouds of gas and dust where new stars are rapidly emerging.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Of course, being surprised by flavors and textures was half the fun, especially the icy somen and nodoguro and ōtoro nigiri.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Garlic is a slow-growing and cold-hardy plant that’s usually planted in garden beds in autumn, long after the rest of the garden has been put to bed for the year.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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After nearly five decades in space, engineers have had to steadily power down heaters and instruments while making sure the spacecraft do not get so cold that key systems, including fuel lines, are put at risk.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If the morning is chilly, there’s breakfast in the orangery beneath the Roberto Ruspoli mural, beside a crackling fire.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Showers will be most numerous in coverage Saturday afternoon into Saturday night as temperatures fall into the 50s with a chilly easterly wind.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its failure to pick up survivors from the frigid water became a source of controversy.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Its failure to pick up survivors from the frigid water became a source of controversy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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When citizens insist on shaping the basic terms of social life by appealing to premises that others cannot reasonably be expected to accept—revelation, doctrines of transcendence, private moral visions—the result is not a purer politics but a dangerously brittle one.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Don’t use a spray bottle to water your succulents—misting can cause brittle roots and moldy leaves.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On a cool Friday night at Audi Field, the Washington Spirit didn’t just win.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Yes, Barcelona comes across normally as a cool place, a vanguard city which everybody wants to visit.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Clammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clammy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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