Antonyms for sweaty
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : swet-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɛt i |
Definition of sweaty
Origin :- late 14c., from sweat + -y (2). Related: Sweatiness.
- adj damp with perspiration
- 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
Synonyms for sweaty
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