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sweaty

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈsweti/

sweaty means: Wet with liquid that comes from your skin when you are hot, nervous, or exercising.

adjective

COVERED IN SWEATB1

Wet with liquid that comes from your skin when you are hot, nervous, or exercising.

  • My hands are sweaty.
  • He changed his sweaty shirt after the run.
  • Why are you so sweaty?

Similar words: perspiring

Common phrases: sweaty hands, sweaty clothes, hot and sweaty

TOO COMPETITIVEC1

Trying extremely hard to win, especially in a game meant to be fun.

  • This lobby is full of sweaty players.
  • Their sweaty team treats every match like a final.
  • Why are you being so sweaty in a casual game?

Similar words: overcompetitive, tryhard

Common phrases: sweaty players, sweaty lobby, sweaty team

HARD WORKC2

Requiring a lot of physical effort and making you tired.

  • Digging the ditch was sweaty work.
  • He avoided the sweaty job of hauling coal.
  • We spent a sweaty afternoon moving furniture upstairs.

Similar words: strenuous, laborious, exhausting

Opposites: easy

Common phrases: sweaty work, sweaty task, sweaty job

Questions about sweaty

What does sweaty mean?

Wet with liquid that comes from your skin when you are hot, nervous, or exercising.

What is sweaty in other languages?

Türkçe: terli · Español: sudoroso · Français: en sueur · Deutsch: verschwitzt · Italiano: sudato · 日本語: 汗をかいた

How do you pronounce sweaty?

It is pronounced /ˈsweti/.

How do you use sweaty in a sentence?

My hands are sweaty. He changed his sweaty shirt after the run.

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