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Clammy vs Muggy - What's the difference?

clammy | muggy |

As adjectives the difference between clammy and muggy

is that clammy is cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms while muggy is humid, or hot and humid.

clammy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
    • His hands were clammy from fright
  • (medicine) The quality of normal skin signs, epidermis that is neither diaphragmatic nor dry

    • Derived terms

    * clamminess (noun)

    muggy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • humid, or hot and humid.

    • Synonyms

    * (of the weather) , oppressive, sultry