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Clammy vs Soaked - What's the difference?

clammy | soaked | Related terms |

Clammy is a related term of soaked.


As adjectives the difference between clammy and soaked

is that clammy is cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms while soaked is drenched with water, or other liquid.

As a verb soaked is

(soak).

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)

    soaked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (soak)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Drenched with water, or other liquid.