B2adjectivehealth
US/ˈswet.i/
UK/ˈswet.i/
wet with sweat; also making you sweat
In context
I'm all sweaty after cycling to work in this heat.
My hands get sweaty when I have to speak in public.
It was a long, sweaty day of moving furniture.
Words that go with sweaty
adjective + noun
- sweaty handsHe shook my hand with his sweaty hands.
- sweaty clothesPut your sweaty clothes in the washing machine.
- sweaty palmsJob interviews give me sweaty palms.
adjective + preposition
- hot and sweatyThe bus was hot and sweaty.
verb + adjective
- get sweatyYou'll get sweaty walking up that hill.