Meaning

7 senses
  1. Covered in sweat.

    John felt better after changing out of his sweaty clothes.

    verschwitzt

    по́тныйpótnyj, вспоте́вшийvspotévšij

    пітни́йpitnýj, спітні́лийspitnílyj

  2. Having a tendency to sweat.

    She had never met someone so sweaty.

    потли́выйpotlívyj, поте́ющийpotéjuščij

  3. Likely to cause one to sweat.

    It was a hot and sweaty day.

    schweißtreibend

    потого́нныйpotogónnyj

  4. Caused by sweat.

    That sweaty odour is disgusting.

  5. Strenuous; laborious; exhausting.

    He resented being asked to do such a sweaty task.

  6. (slang)Extremely (and possibly inappropriately) obsessed with winning.

    Watch out for that sweaty team.

  7. (slang)Attracting many extremely competitive players.

    I stick to casual because ranked lobbies are way too sweaty.

Examples

41 sentences
  1. Tom's palms were sweaty.

    У Тома були спітнілі долоні.

    ruЛадони Тома были потные.

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  2. When I run, I get sweaty.

    ruКогда я бегаю, я потею.

    deWenn ich renne, schwitze ich.

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  3. I'm so sick of being sweaty.

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  4. Tom's palms were sweaty and his mouth was dry.

    ruЛадони Тома были потные, а во рту пересохло.

    deToms Handflächen waren verschwitzt und sein Mund war trocken.

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  5. My palms were sweaty.

    ruМои ладони были потными.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
covered in sweat:
Русский
By meaning 3
covered in sweat:
having a tendency to sweat:
likely to cause one to sweat:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
covered in sweat:
likely to cause one to sweat:

Origin

From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.

From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.

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Forms

sweatier, sweatiest
Comparativesweatier Lesson
Superlativesweatiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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