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单词 clammy
释义 clam·my
\ˈklamē, -mi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, probably from clammen, clemen to stick + -y — more at clam
1.
 a.
  (1) : moist and sticky
   < clammy flesh >
   < a plant with a clammy stem >
  (2) : drearily sticky and wet
   < a clammy and intensely cold mist — Charles Dickens >
 b.
  (1) : damp and cold
   < clammy air >
   : suffused or covered with a cool sticky dampness
   < a clammy uniform >
  (2) : unpleasantly sticky and cold
   < the clammy moisture of the Burma night — Ed Cunningham >
2.
 a.
  (1) : lacking normal human warmth
   < clammy statistics >
   < the clammy atmosphere of an institution >
  (2) : unnaturally or perversely cold : offish
   < that American captain was a bit on the clammy side — Bennett Cerf >
 b. : unpleasantly or uncomfortably sickly, furtive, or aberrant : unnatural
  < a rather clammy sense of humor >
  < clammy fear that once held the country in its grip — H.H.Martin >
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