Definitions For Sweaty

Etymology 1

From Middle English swety, equivalent to {{af, en, sweat, -y}}.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɛti/ (GenAm) [ˈswɛɾi] {{rhymes, en, ɛti}}

Adjective

{{en-adj, er}} Covered in sweat. : {{ux, en, John felt better after changing out of his sweaty clothes.}} Having a tendency to sweat. : {{ux, en, She had never met someone so sweaty.}} Likely to cause one to sweat. : {{ux, en, It was a hot and sweaty day.}} Caused by sweat. : {{ux, en, That sweaty odour is disgusting.}} strenuous, strenuous; laborious; exhausting. : {{ux, en, He resented being asked to do such a sweaty task.}}

Synonyms

covered in sweat sudorific

Translations

Bikol Central: madaplos, mahinang Chinese: : Mandarin: 汗津津 (hànjīnjīn de), 汗水濕透}}, {{t, cmn, 汗水湿透 (bèi hànshuǐ shītòu de) Danish: svedig, c Dutch: bezweet Finnish: hikinen French: en sueur, moite Georgian: ოფლიანი German: verschwitzt Greek: ιδρωμένος, m Hungarian: izzadt Indonesian: berkeringat Italian: sudato, m Japanese: {{t-needed, ja}} Khmer: ញើសទទឹក (ɲəəh tɔɔ tɨk, sc=Khmr), បែកញើសហូរញើស (baek ɲəəh hoo ɲəəh, sc=Khmr) Korean: 땀 투성이의, sc=Kore Norwegian: svettig Polish: spocony, m Russian: по́тный Serbo-Croatian: : Cyrillic: зно́јан, зно̏јав : Roman: znójan, znȍjav Spanish: sudado, m Swedish: svettig, c Thai: {{t-needed, th}} Turkish: terli Vietnamese: {{t-needed, vi}} Yiddish: פֿאַרשוויצט, sc=Hebr Chinese: : Mandarin: 容易出汗 (róngyì chūhàn de) Finnish: hikoileva, hikinen, hikoava Georgian: ოფლიანი Hungarian: izzadós Japanese: {{t-needed, ja}} Spanish: sudoroso, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 容易出汗 (róngyì chūhàn de) Finnish: hiostava French: sudatoire Georgian: გამაოფლიანებელი German: schweißtreibend Hungarian: izzasztó Chinese: : Mandarin: (hàn de), 出汗 (chūhàn de), 汗味 (yǒu hànwèi de) Finnish: hikinen Portuguese: {{t-needed, pt}} Chinese: : Mandarin: 艱苦}}, 艰苦 (jiānkǔ de), 吃力 (chīlì de), 勞累, {{t, cmn, 劳累 (láolèi de) Finnish: hikinen, hiki, alt=hiki- Portuguese: {{t-needed, pt}}

Noun

{{en-noun, sweaties}} One who is sweaty. {{rfex, en}}

Etymology 2

Common misspelling of sweetie, ironically adopted with reference to the other sense of sweaty (covered in sweat).

Noun

{{en-noun, sweaties}} (internet slang, derogatory, sometimes, humorous) {{n-g, A term of familiar address.}}

Anagrams

wastey

Is Sweaty a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
11

The word Sweaty is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sweaty in a Sentence

  • A hot and sweaty afternoon
  • We were hot and sweaty after playing basketball.
  • My clothes are all sweaty from my workout.

Antonyms for Sweaty

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