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Term: Clamminess

Part of speech: Noun

Sense 1: The state or quality of being unpleasantly damp or moist.

Example sentence: After the intense workout, she wiped away the clamminess on her forehead with a towel.

Sense 2: A feeling of cold and dampness, usually experienced on the skin.

Example sentence: Her palms were sweaty, and she could feel the clamminess of her hands as she nervously shook them before the presentation.

Part of speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Describing the quality of being damp or moist.

Example sentence: The wet grass left a trail of clamminess on the bottom of her shoes.

Sense 2: Describing the feeling of being cold and damp.

Example sentence: The clamminess of the basement made her reach for a warm blanket.