— clammily , adv. — clamminess , n.
/klam"ee/ , adj. clammier, clammiest .
1. covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
2. sickly; morbid: She had a clammy feeling that something was wrong at home.
[ 1350-1400; ME, equiv. to ME clam sticky, cold and damp + - y -Y 1 ]