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Synonyms for sweaty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : swet-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɛt i

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Définition of sweaty

Origin :
  • late 14c., from sweat + -y (2). Related: Sweatiness.
  • adj damp with perspiration
Example sentences :
  • He was a sight; wet and dirty and sweaty from running, and scared.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • The gardener wiped his sweaty forehead with the inside of his wrist.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • His hat was pushed back, uncovering a forehead seamed and sweaty.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • What hot and sweaty memories are linked with that word, haying!
  • Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens
  • And Mitch took off his hat and let the wind blow through his sweaty hair.
  • Extract from : « Mitch Miller » by Edgar Lee Masters
  • If the feet be sweaty, rub them with the cayenne lotion (see).
  • Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk
  • The face he felt was hot, sweaty, with a bushy mustache—one of the Armenians.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
  • We were sweaty, eaten by flies and mosquitoes, and covered with mud.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Goldseekers » by Hamlin Garland
  • He silently pointed to their hanging heads and sweaty flanks.
  • Extract from : « The Woman from Outside » by Hulbert Footner
  • Joe took his hat off and brushed his sweaty face with a gloved hand.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Wagon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

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