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/ˈswɛti/
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[ˈswɛɾi]
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S W EH1 T IY0
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Covered in sweat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
John felt better after changing out of his sweaty clothes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: asweat, sweating, sudoriferous, sudorific
Antonyms: none provided
Having a tendency to sweat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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She had never met someone so sweaty.
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Likely to cause one to sweat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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It was a hot and sweaty day.
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Caused by sweat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
That sweaty odour is disgusting.
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Synonyms: none provided
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Strenuous; laborious; exhausting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He resented being asked to do such a sweaty task.
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Extremely (and possibly inappropriately) obsessed with winning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: video-games
Examples
Watch out for that sweaty team.
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Synonyms: tryhard
Antonyms: none provided
Attracting many extremely competitive players.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: video-games
Examples
I stick to casual because ranked lobbies are way too sweaty.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
One who is sweaty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Informal sportswear, such as a sweatshirt, pair of sweatpants or a sweatsuit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural, plural-only
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Deliberate misspelling of sweety, a term of familiar address.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, derogatory, humorous, misspelling, sometimes
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From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.
Influenced by the similarity of the spelling of sweety, and the humorous contrast between their meanings.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
քրտնքոտ
(kʻrtnkʻot)
— covered in sweat
Belarusian :
по́тны
(pótny)
— covered in sweat
Belarusian :
спатне́лы
(spatnjély)
— covered in sweat
Central Bikol :
maganot
— covered in sweat
Central Bikol :
madaplos
— covered in sweat
Central Bikol :
mahinang
— covered in sweat
Bulgarian :
по́тен
(póten)
— covered in sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
汗津津的
(hànjīnjīn de)
— covered in sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
被汗水濕透的 /被汗水湿透的
(bèi hànshuǐ shītòu de)
— covered in sweat
Czech :
zpocený
— covered in sweat
Danish :
svedig
— covered in sweat
Dutch :
bezweet
— covered in sweat
Elfdalian :
swettun
— covered in sweat
Estonian :
higine
— covered in sweat
Faroese :
sveittur
— covered in sweat
Finnish :
hikinen
— covered in sweat
French :
en sueur
— covered in sweat
French :
moite
— covered in sweat
French :
suant
— covered in sweat
French :
en nage
— covered in sweat
Georgian :
ოფლიანი
(opliani)
— covered in sweat
German :
verschwitzt
— covered in sweat
Greek :
ιδρωμένος
(idroménos)
— covered in sweat
Greenlandic :
kiagualaartoq
— covered in sweat
Hungarian :
izzadt
— covered in sweat
Icelandic :
sveittur
— covered in sweat
Indonesian :
berkeringat
— covered in sweat
Ingrian :
hiekäs
— covered in sweat
Italian :
sudato
— covered in sweat
Japanese :
汗だくの
(asedaku no)
— covered in sweat
Khmer :
ញើសទទឹក
(ñəəh tɔɔ tɨk)
— covered in sweat
Khmer :
បែកញើសហូរញើស
(baek ñəəh hoo ñəəh)
— covered in sweat
Korean :
땀투성이의
(ttamtuseong'i-ui)
— covered in sweat
Latvian :
nosvīdis
— covered in sweat
Luxembourgish :
verschweesst
— covered in sweat
Macedonian :
испотен
(ispoten)
— covered in sweat
Marathi :
घामट
(ghāmaṭ)
— covered in sweat
Norwegian Bokmål :
svettig
— covered in sweat
Plautdietsch :
schweetich
— covered in sweat
Polish :
spocony
— covered in sweat
Portuguese :
suado
— covered in sweat
Romanian :
asudat
— covered in sweat
Russian :
по́тный
(pótnyj)
— covered in sweat
Russian :
вспоте́вший
(vspotévšij)
— covered in sweat
Serbo-Croatian :
зно́јан
— covered in sweat
Serbo-Croatian :
зно̏јав
— covered in sweat
Serbo-Croatian :
znójan
— covered in sweat
Serbo-Croatian :
znȍjav
— covered in sweat
Slovak :
spotený
— covered in sweat
Slovene :
prepoten
— covered in sweat
Spanish :
sudado
— covered in sweat
Spanish :
sudoriento
— covered in sweat
Swedish :
svettig
— covered in sweat
Thai :
เหงื่อออก
(ngʉ̀ʉa-ɔ̀ɔk)
— covered in sweat
Turkish :
terli
— covered in sweat
Ukrainian :
пітни́й
(pitnýj)
— covered in sweat
Ukrainian :
спітні́лий
(spitnílyj)
— covered in sweat
Vietnamese :
đầy mồ hôi
— covered in sweat
Welsh :
chwyslyd
— covered in sweat
Yiddish :
פֿאַרשוויצט
(farshvitst)
— covered in sweat
Bulgarian :
потя́щ се
(potjášt se)
— having a tendency to sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
容易出汗的
(róngyì chūhàn de)
— having a tendency to sweat
Finnish :
hikoileva
— having a tendency to sweat
Finnish :
hikinen
— having a tendency to sweat
Finnish :
hikoava
— having a tendency to sweat
Georgian :
ოფლიანი
(opliani)
— having a tendency to sweat
Hungarian :
izzadós
— having a tendency to sweat
Polish :
pocący się
— having a tendency to sweat
Russian :
потли́вый
(potlívyj)
— having a tendency to sweat
Russian :
поте́ющий
(potéjuščij)
— having a tendency to sweat
Spanish :
sudoroso
— having a tendency to sweat
Bulgarian :
изпотя́ващ
(izpotjávašt)
— likely to cause one to sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
容易出汗的
(róngyì chūhàn de)
— likely to cause one to sweat
Finnish :
hiostava
— likely to cause one to sweat
French :
sudatoire
— likely to cause one to sweat
Georgian :
გამაოფლიანებელი
(gamaoplianebeli)
— likely to cause one to sweat
German :
schweißtreibend
— likely to cause one to sweat
Hungarian :
izzasztó
— likely to cause one to sweat
Russian :
потого́нный
(potogónnyj)
— likely to cause one to sweat
Turkish :
terleten
— likely to cause one to sweat
Turkish :
terletici
— likely to cause one to sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
汗的
(hàn de)
— caused by sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
出汗的
(chūhàn de)
— caused by sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
有汗味的
(yǒu hànwèi de)
— caused by sweat
Finnish :
hikinen
— caused by sweat
Portuguese :
de suor
— caused by sweat
Chinese Mandarin :
艱苦的 /艰苦的
(jiānkǔ de)
— strenuous
Chinese Mandarin :
吃力的
(chīlì de)
— strenuous
Chinese Mandarin :
勞累的 /劳累的
(láolèi de)
— strenuous
Finnish :
hikinen
— strenuous
Finnish :
hiki-
— strenuous
Portuguese :
suado
— strenuous
Turkish :
ağır
— strenuous
Turkish :
zorlu
— strenuous