States and conditions

Synonyms for clammy

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

unpleasantly cool and humid

The cellar felt clammy and cold all year round.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

dank

Same sentence, swapped: The cellar felt dank and cold all year round.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for clammy as it is used in the sentence above.

pasty
adhesive
gooey

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