clammiest

Dampest and stickiest

Clammiest is the superlative of clammy—the most unpleasantly moist and cool to the touch.

Clammy describes skin damp with nervous sweat, or environments that feel both cold and humid: His palms were the clammiest I'd ever felt.

The word carries connotations of discomfort, illness, or anxiety.

moist

damp

Slightly wet

sticky · humid · muggy · perspiration · dew · condensation · slick · slippery · sogginess · waterlogged

humid

muggy

Unpleasantly warm and humid

steamy · oppressive · sticky · moist · stifling · airless · close · suffocating · balmy · monsoon

uncomfortable

uneasy

Troubled, not calm

cold · unsettling · creepy · eerie · off-putting · disconcerting · unpleasant · ill-at-ease · queasy · tense

Opposites
moisture/dampness

clammiestdriest

Containing least moisture

bone-dry · parched · arid · desiccated · dry

temperature sensation

clammiestwarmest

Superlative of hot-adjacent

toastiest · hottest · warm · heated · sun-warmed

comfort/pleasantness

clammiestsmoothest

Most free from irregularities

silkiest · pleasant · velvety · comfortable · freshest

Family

clammier

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G