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clammy

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

clam·my / ˈklamē/ • adj. (clam·mi·er , clam·mi·est ) unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch. ∎ (of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant. DERIVATIVES: clam·mi·ly / ˈklaməlē/ adv. clam·mi·ness n.

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clammy

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clammy XIV. f. (with -Y 1) clam (XIV) smear, daub, a new formation on clammed, pt. and pp. of OE. clǣman smear, anoint, daub = MDu. klēmen, OHG. kleimen, ON. kleima daub, plaster :- Gmc. *klaimjan, f. *klaimaz clay, f. base repr. by CLAY.

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clammy

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

clammy •chamois, clammy, gammy, Grammy, hammy, jammy, mammae, mammee, mammy, Miami, ramie, rammy, Sammy, shammy, whammy •acme, drachmae •Lakshmi •army, balmy, barmy, gourami, macramé, origami, palmy, pastrami, salami, smarmy, swami, tsunami, Yanomami •Clemmie, Emmy, jemmy, lemme, semi •elmy •Amy, cockamamie, flamy, gamy, Jamie, Mamie, samey •beamy, creamy, dreamy, gleamy, Mimi, preemie, seamy, steamy •gimme, shimmy, Timmy •pygmy • filmy •arch-enemy, enemy •synonymy • Jeremy • sashimi •blimey, gorblimey, grimy, limey, slimy, stymie, thymy •commie, mommy, pommie, pommy, tommy •dormy, stormy •foamy, homey, loamy, Naomi, Salome •polychromy

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