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Steamy vs Clammy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between steamy and clammy

is that steamy is warm and humid; full of steam while clammy is cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.

steamy

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • warm and humid; full of steam
    • My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
  • (slang) erotic
    • Her latest novel was very steamy , but still managed to top the charts.
    I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.

    Derived terms

    * steaminess

    Anagrams

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    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)