Sweaty Meaning
/ˈswɛti/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered in sweat.
adjHaving a tendency to sweat.
Sentence Examples
When I run, I get sweaty.
Look for a bald and sweaty guy.
Tom's palms were sweaty and his mouth was dry.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the intense workout, his ____ hands made it hard to grip the bar.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His hands were very ____ because he was extremely nervous before the important job interview today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In that a Snayl or Dodman, vvhich is not only not vvarm, but to our feeling, very cold, is fain to brood its as cold svveatty eggs, neſted upon a cold vvet earth, beſpievving them about vvith the fuzze of a cold clammy froth, in coldish [d]raughty vveather, and all making vvay to a kind and timely hatching of them: […] I dare undertake to light ſooner of that vvarmth and reek and air, that vvill hatch an hens egge, than that cold and devv and clammineſs, that goes to the hatching of a ſnails."
— 1674, N[athaniel] Fairfax, chapter V, in A Treatise of the Bulk and Selvedge of the World. Wherein the Greatness, Littleness and Lastingness of Bodies are Freely Handled. […], London: […] Robert Boulter, […], →OCLC, pages 125–126:
"You never worried, with Jane, whether your hand was sweaty or not. All you knew was, you were happy. You really were."
— 1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC:
"I'm going to try as hard as I—I'm going to be the sweatiest fucking tryhard in this server. I'm going to kill you."
— 2013 July 20, STAR_, 3:43 from the start, in TF2: Jerma is Mad pt.2, spoken by Jerma985, via YouTube, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2020:
"The YouTuber delved deeper into his goals, claiming: "I want to do sweaty, try hard FPS gaming from the toilet.""
— 2022 August 3, Terry Oh, “YouTuber turns toilet into gaming PC for when duty calls”, in Dexerto:
"The mode caters to competitive players by offering increased health and larger lobby sizes. However, some players argue the game mode is extremely "sweaty.""
— 2022 August 17, Ryan Lemay, Dexerto:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the intense workout, his ____ hands made it hard to grip the bar.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
His hands were very ____ because he was extremely nervous before the important job interview today.