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Definition of sweaty adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sweaty

adjective
 
/ˈsweti/
 
/ˈsweti/
(comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest)
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  1. covered or wet with sweat
    • sweaty feet
    • He felt all hot and sweaty.
    Extra Examples
    • Her forehead was sweaty from the pain she was in.
    • Ugh! You're all sweaty and horrible!
    • He left quickly, feeling sweaty with embarrassment.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • from
    • with
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  2. [only before noun] making you become hot and covered with sweat
    • It was sweaty work, under the hot sun.
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