sweaty
adjective/ˈsweti/
/ˈsweti/
(comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest)
- 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
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- with
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- [only before noun] making you become hot and covered with sweat
- It was sweaty work, under the hot sun.
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