clammy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English clam (“viscous, sticky; slimy”) +‎ -y, from Old English clǣman (“to smear, bedaub”). Compare German klamm (“clammy”) and klemmen (“to be stuck, stick”). See also clam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklæmi/ Rhymes: -æmi === Adjective === clammy (comparative clammier, superlative clammiest) Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms. (medicine) The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphoretic nor dry. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====