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sweatier

sweatier is the comparative form of sweaty.

Meaning of sweaty

Adjective

sweaty (comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest)

  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.
  6. (slang) Extremely (and possibly inappropriately) obsessed with winning.
    • Watch out for that sweaty team.
    Synonyms:
    tryhard

See all 9 meanings of sweaty

Questions about sweatier

What is sweatier the comparative form of?
Sweatier is the comparative form of sweaty.

Words near sweatier in the dictionary

  1. sweatest
  2. sweateth
  3. sweatful
  4. sweathouse
  5. sweathouses
  6. sweatier
  7. sweaties
  8. sweatiest
  9. sweatily
  10. sweatin'
  11. sweatiness

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