Definitions for clammy

clammy clam·my

Spelling: [klam-ee]
IPA: /ˈklæm i/

Clammy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 65 anagrams from letters in clammy (aclmmy).

Definitions for clammy

adjective

  1. covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp:
  2. sickly; morbid:

Origin of clammy

1350-1400; Middle English, equivalent to Middle English clam sticky, cold and damp + -y -y1

Examples for clammy

Merle stood at the window, her face grey in the clammy light.

Until the threshold of 270 was crossed, the stillness of the clammy night continued to hang over the city.

Beads of sweat now covered his forehead, and his arms and legs were clammy.

If too cold, it will scarcely rise at all, and will be white and clammy.

Her own hands were cold and moist, and when she touched the child she thought its skin was clammy.

We do not need to revisit the clammy atelier of science class.

He clenched his hands together; they were clammy with sweat, and his brain was in a whirl.

Until you have shivered in clammy cotton, you cannot realize the importance of this point.

The engineer winced as Solinski enfolded his hand in a clammy grip.

His eyes were closed; a cold, clammy sweat was on his forehead—he was dying.

Word Value for clammy
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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