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Definition of Clammily
1. Adverb. In a clammy manner.
Definition of Clammily
1. adv. In a clammy manner.
Definition of Clammily
1. Adverb. In a clammy manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clammily
1. clammy [adv] - See also: clammy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clammily
Literary usage of Clammily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Buffalo Medical Journal (1868)
"... and not the expression of a modest confidence when fixed on you; palms of the
hands now clammily moist; heaviness and oppression in the head; giddiness; ..."
2. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"Her wet clothing clung clammily to her, her hair stuck to her face and neck in
long strings, but she did not think of her own discomfort. ..."
3. The Golden Treasury: Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the by Francis Turner Palgrave (1912)
"... for all slips of hers, One of Eve's family — Wipe those poor lips of hers
Oozing so clammily. Loop up her tresses 5 Escaped from the comb, ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"Oozing so clammily. Loop up her tresses Escaped from the comb,— Her fair auburn
tresses; Whilst wonderment guesses. Where was her home ? ..."
5. The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1908)
"... Oozing so clammily. Loop up her tresses Escaped from the comb, Her fair auburn
tresses; Whilst wonderment guesses Where was her home ? ..."
6. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray (1869)
"You can see the bear"s-grease not only on Tongs' head but on his hands, which he
is clapping clammily together. Remark him who is telling his client " there ..."
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