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clammy

clam.my \'klam-e-\ aj [ME, prob. fr. clammen to smear, stick, fr. OE 
   cl-man;]akin to OE cl-g clay 1: damp, soft, sticky, and usu. cool 
    2a: causing clamminess {~ fear}  2b: ALOOF, REPELLENT