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Waterlogged vs Clammy - What's the difference?

waterlogged | clammy |

As adjectives the difference between waterlogged and clammy

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

waterlogged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • soaked with water
  • (nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard

    • Related terms

    * waterlog

    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)