sweaty

The runner is sweaty after finishing the race.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Covered or damp with sweat: "sweaty" describes a state where a person, body part, or surface is moist or wet due to the secretion of sweat (perspiration).
   • Causing sweat: "sweaty" can also refer to an activity, environment, or condition that induces sweating, such as a hot room or strenuous exercise.
   • Having the odor of sweat: "sweaty" may describe a smell associated with sweat, often unpleasant.

Usage Examples

• (The shirt was damp from perspiration.)
• (The environment caused sweating.)
• (An odor characteristic of sweat.)

Advanced Usage

• "sweaty palms": a common phrase for hands that are moist with sweat, often due to nervousness or anxiety.

  • He had sweaty palms before his job interview. (His hands were damp from stress.)

• "sweaty work": labor or physical effort that causes heavy sweating.

  • Digging the garden was sweaty work under the sun. (The task induced perspiration.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sweat (noun/verb): the liquid secreted by sweat glands; to produce sweat.
  • He wiped the sweat from his forehead. (The liquid produced during exertion.)
• Sweatiness (noun): the state or quality of being sweaty.
  • The sweatiness of his clothes was obvious. (The dampness from sweat.)
• Sweatily (adverb): in a sweaty manner.
  • He wiped his face sweatily after the race. (While covered in sweat.)

Synonyms

• Damp with perspiration: clammy, moist, sticky.
• Causing sweat: hot, humid, strenuous.

Related Idioms

• "No sweat": an informal phrase meaning "no problem" or "easily done" (not directly related to being sweaty, but derived from the concept of effort).

  • Can you fix this? — No sweat, I'll do it right away. (It's easy and requires no trouble.)

• "Sweat it out": to endure a difficult situation or wait anxiously.

  • He had to sweat it out in the waiting room. (He waited nervously, possibly sweating.)