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sweaty
adjective \ˈswe-tē\
: causing you to sweat
: wet with sweat
sweat·i·ersweat·i·est
Full Definition of SWEATY
1
: causing sweat <a sweaty day> <sweaty work>
2
: wet or stained with or smelling of sweat <sweaty socks>
— sweat·i·ly \ˈswe-tə-lē\ adverb
— sweat·i·ness \ˈswe-tē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of SWEATY
14th century
Related to SWEATY
- Synonyms
- arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, hard, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill
- Antonyms
- cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding
SWEATY Defined for Kids
sweaty
adjective \ˈswe-tē\
sweat·i·ersweat·i·est
Definition of SWEATY for Kids
: wet with, stained by, or smelling of sweat
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