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Sweaty
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- 1 Covered in sweat.
"John felt better after changing out of his sweaty clothes."
- 2 Having a tendency to sweat.
"She had never met someone so sweaty."
- 3 Likely to cause one to sweat.
"It was a hot and sweaty day."
- 4 Caused by sweat.
"That sweaty odour is disgusting."
- 5 Strenuous; laborious; exhausting.
"He resented being asked to do such a sweaty task."
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- 6 Extremely (and possibly inappropriately) obsessed with winning. slang
"Watch out for that sweaty team."
- 7 Attracting many extremely competitive players. slang
"I stick to casual because ranked lobbies are way too sweaty."
- 1 One who is sweaty.
"For example a conscious attemp at separating the "hots and sweaties" from the “bibs and tuckers” is often desirable amount according to which activity areas he/she has used."
- 2 Deliberate misspelling of sweety, a term of familiar address. Internet, alt-of, deliberate, derogatory, humorous, misspelling, sometimes
- 3 Informal sportswear, such as a sweatshirt, pair of sweatpants or a sweatsuit. informal, plural, plural-only
"After lessons I went down town with O'Hara and William, we bought a bow and arrows and some sweaties, when we came home we practised with our bow and arrows and played marbles."
Etymology
From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.
From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.
Influenced by the similarity of the spelling of sweety, and the humorous contrast between their meanings.
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