adjective
- covered with or characterized by perspiration; sweaty
Usage: informal; less common than 'sweaty' or 'perspiring'
Examples
- After the long run, his perspiry forehead glistened in the sun.
- The perspiry athlete wiped his brow with a towel.
- She felt perspiry and uncomfortable in the crowded, warm room.
- His perspiry palms betrayed his nervousness during the presentation.