CLAMMY


Meaning of CLAMMY in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .