clammily

In sweaty fashion

In a clammy manner—with the cold, moist unpleasantness of damp skin or a limp handshake: He gripped her hand clammily.

The word suggests physical discomfort from nervousness, illness, or humid conditions.

physical

sweaty

Moist from exertion

perspiring · slick · greasy · slimy · slippery · glistening · dewy · dripping · sodden · humid

nervous

anxiously

In a worried manner

fearfully · shakily · tremulously · queasily · sickeningly · dreadfully · tensely · edgily · restlessly · uncomfortably

temperature

coldly

Without emotional warmth

icily · shivery · numbly · feverishly · frostily

Opposites
moisture/dampness

clammilydrily

In understated, ironic manner

dryly · aridly · crisply

temperature sensation

clammilywarmly

With affection shown

hotly · cozily

Family

clamminess, clammier, clammiest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G