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Sultry vs Clammy - What's the difference?

sultry | clammy | Related terms |

Sultry is a related term of clammy.


As adjectives the difference between sultry and clammy

is that sultry is (weather) hot and humid while clammy is cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.

sultry

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (weather) hot and humid
  • very hot and dry; torrid
  • sexually enthralling

    • Synonyms

    * (hot and humid) muggy

    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)