adjective
- unpleasantly damp, sticky, and usually cold
Examples
- His hands felt clammy with nervousness before the interview.
- The basement had a clammy atmosphere that made everyone uncomfortable.
- After the fever broke, her skin was clammy and cool.
- The humid weather left everything feeling clammy and unpleasant.
- He wiped his clammy palms on his shirt before shaking hands.
- The cave walls were clammy to the touch.