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
Symptoms include excessive sweating, clammy skin, headache, rapid pulse, rapid breathing, weakness, nausea, lightheadedness, and mood changes.
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Md Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2025
What grip the film exerts is largely down to its clammy sensory qualities: the salty humidity felt in Jordana’s compositions, the ostentatious proportions and forbidding dimness of Myrte Beltman’s production, the sweaty sallowness of one face after another.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
Halfway through the flight, the plane hit a rough patch, and my skin grew clammy.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Don’t characters who feel the cold, clammy hand of mortality creeping up their backs tend to do something more creative, more unconventional with their lives?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 July 2025
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Md Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2025
What grip the film exerts is largely down to its clammy sensory qualities: the salty humidity felt in Jordana’s compositions, the ostentatious proportions and forbidding dimness of Myrte Beltman’s production, the sweaty sallowness of one face after another.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
Halfway through the flight, the plane hit a rough patch, and my skin grew clammy.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Don’t characters who feel the cold, clammy hand of mortality creeping up their backs tend to do something more creative, more unconventional with their lives?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for clammy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clammy
Adjective
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After years of enjoying her icy blonde hair, Ariana Grande has now taken it back to the basics.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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The sheriff's office said the road was subject to snowy and icy conditions at the time of the incident.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The slick material keeps chafing to a minimum during workouts, and the brushed inside is so soft against the skin and helps keep cold air out and your body heat in.—
Olivia Dubyak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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The heating coils are wrapped tightly and distributed evenly throughout the throw, providing consistent warmth without noticeable cold spots.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Featuring an oversized cardigan paired with tapered pants, it can easily be paired with a simple tank top, T-shirt, or turtleneck when things get a bit chillier.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The cotton-blend fabric is made for lightweight warmth to keep the cold at bay without heavy layers on chilly days.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Zelenskyy said that Russia was aiming to take advantage of the frigid weather in the capital, which made roads and streets icy.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Plunging directly in the frigid lake via holes carved in the ice.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Historically, a spoonful of cod liver oil was administered to treat children with rickets, a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency that results in brittle bones.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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The product can damage wool fibers and leave them brittle.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The porous polymer coating that reflects up to 97 percent of sunlight and radiates heat into the air, keeping surfaces up to six degrees cooler than the surrounding air even under direct sun.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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