[clam.my] adj clam.mi.er ; -est [ME, prob. fr. clammen to smear, stick, fr. OE claeman; akin to OE claeg clay] (14c) 1: being damp, soft, sticky, and usu. cool "a ~ and intensely cold mist --Charles Dickens"
2: lacking normal human warmth "the ~ atmosphere of an institution" -- clam.mi.ly adv -- clam.mi.ness n