sweaty
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswɛti/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): [ˈswɛɾi]
- Rhymes: -ɛti
Adjective
sweaty (comparative sweatier, superlative sweatiest)
- Covered in sweat.
- Synonyms: (dated) asweat, sweating, sudoriferous, sudorific
- John felt better after changing out of his sweaty clothes.
- 1951, J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC:
- You never worried, with Jane, whether your hand was sweaty or not. All you knew was, you were happy. You really were.
- Having a tendency to sweat.
- She had never met someone so sweaty.
- Likely to cause one to sweat.
- It was a hot and sweaty day.
- Caused by sweat.
- That sweaty odour is disgusting.
- Strenuous; laborious; exhausting.
- He resented being asked to do such a sweaty task.
- (video games, slang) Extremely (and possibly inappropriately) obsessed with winning.
- Watch out for that sweaty team.
- (video games, slang) Attracting many extremely competitive players.
- I stick to casual because ranked lobbies are way too sweaty.
Translations
covered in sweat
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having a tendency to sweat
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likely to cause one to sweat
caused by sweat
Noun
sweaty (plural sweaties)
- One who is sweaty.
- 1975, Australian Parks & Recreation, page 20:
- 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.
- 1997, New York - Volume 30, page 46:
- Crowd ranges from post-gym sweaties to locals.
- 2018 July 20, John Latchem, “Filmmaker and Comic-Con Mainstay Jon Schnepp Dies”, in Media Play News:
- An ardent proponent of geek culture, Schnepp would often refer to himself and his fellow enthusiasts of genre entertainment as “Sweaties,” a reminder of his creed that it was OK to sweat over something you love (and also perhaps a reference to the perspiration such fans would often endure as a result of waiting in long lines during the hot days of Comic-Con to see their favorite actors and creators in panels and autograph sessions). This earned him the moniker “King of the Sweaties.”
- 2020 December 16, Madeleine Aggeler, “Why Was Everyone So Sweaty”, in The Cut:
- As someone who immediately starts sweating profusely the second the temperature creeps over 75 degrees (sexy?), I felt enormous sympathy for these absolutely drenched men. Justice for us sweaties!
- (plural only, informal) Informal sportswear, such as a sweatshirt, pair of sweatpants or a sweatsuit.
- 1962, Lois Winslow-Spragge, George Mercer Dawson, The Life of George Mercer Dawson, 1849-1901, page 26:
- 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.
- 1985, New Age Journal - Volume 2, Issues 2-5:
- Designer Hanna Andersson specializes in comfortable, round-the-clock children's clothes: snugglies and “sweaties" (indefatigable sportswear) made of cotton trikā, a combed-cotton rib-knit in bright colors and bold stripes.
- 1989, Gilbert Sorrentino, Misterioso, page 11:
- As the rictal woman leaves the A & P for the oppressive heat of the streets, she is knocked sprawling by Grace Armstrong, a ridiculous figure in “sweat” clothing , or “sweaties,” who is just finishing her daily jogging stint.
- 2020 December 22, Alison Ives, “The Coziest, Comfiest Loungewear We're Living In This Winter”, in Brit & Co:
- Grey sweaties are our go-to and the rhinestones add a little something extra for the days when you actually make it out of the house.
Etymology 2
Intentional misspelling of sweety, ironically adopted with reference to the usual meaning of sweaty (“covered in sweat”).
Noun
sweaty (plural sweaties)
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