...sweaty hands...
She was hot and sweaty.
...a sweaty nightclub.
English dictionary. 2008.
Sweaty — Sweat y, a. [Compar. {Sweatier}; superl. {Sweatiest}.] 1. Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of sweat; of the nature of sweat. [1913 Webster] No noisome whiffs or sweaty streams. Swift. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweaty — [swet′ē] adj. sweatier, sweatiest 1. a) sweating; covered with sweat b) damp with or smelling of sweat 2. of or like that of sweat [a sweaty odor] 3. causing sweat [a hot, sweaty day] … English World dictionary
sweaty — late 14c., from SWEAT (Cf. sweat) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Sweatiness … Etymology dictionary
sweaty — [adj] damp with perspiration bathed, clammy, covered with sweat, drenched, dripping, drippy, glowing, hot, moist, perspiring, perspiry, soaked, sticky, stinky, sweating, wet; concept 406 Ant. dry … New thesaurus
sweaty — ► ADJECTIVE (sweatier, sweatiest) ▪ exuding, soaked in, or inducing sweat. DERIVATIVES sweatily adverb sweatiness noun … English terms dictionary
sweaty — adjective 1 covered with sweat 2 (1): We came home hot and sweaty after the day s work. | sweaty palms 2 smelling unpleasantly of sweat 2: sweaty socks 3 unpleasantly hot or difficult so that you sweat 1: a sweaty August day | a sweaty job 4… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sweaty — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, smell ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly … Collocations dictionary
sweaty — sweat|y [ˈsweti] adj comparative sweatier superlative sweatiest 1.) covered or wet with ↑sweat ▪ We came home hot and sweaty after the day s work. ▪ sweaty palms 2.) [usually before noun] unpleasantly hot or difficult, so that you ↑sweat … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweaty — adjective (sweatier; est) Date: 14th century 1. causing sweat < a sweaty day > < sweaty work > 2. wet or stained with or smelling of sweat < sweaty socks > • sweatily adverb • sweatiness … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweaty — UK [ˈswetɪ] / US adjective Word forms sweaty : adjective sweaty comparative sweatier superlative sweatiest 1) covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat 2) sweaty conditions make you feel hot and uncomfortable … English dictionary
