adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling a clamp; clamp-like.

   "The hermit crab must somehow sqeeze, His clampy claws and knobby knees"

2. 2
   unwieldy, clumsy, hard to wield or control (of hands).

   "His hands grew clampy with cold."

Example

More examples

"The hermit crab must somehow sqeeze, His clampy claws and knobby knees"

Etymology

From clamp + -y.

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