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<h1>Clammily</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam"mi*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a clammy manner.</def> "Oozing so <i>clammily</i>."

<i>Hood.</i>

<h1>Clamminess</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam"mi*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being clammy or viscous.</def>

<h1>Clammy</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam"my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Clammier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; superl. <er>Clammiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>cl\'bem</ets> clay. See <er>Clam</er> to clog, and cf. <er>Clay</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a cold perspiration.</def>

<h1>Clamor</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>clamour</ets>, <ets>clamur</ets>, F. <ets>clameur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>clamor</ets>, fr. <ets>clamare</ets> to cry out. See <er>Claim</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any loud and continued noise.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.</def>

<i>Macaulay.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.</syn>

<h1>Clamor</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam"or</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Clamored</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Clamoring</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To salute loudly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>The people with a shout Rifted the air, <b>clamoring</b> their god with praise. <i>Milton</i></blockquote>.

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To stun with noise.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.</def>

<blockquote><b>Clamored</b> their piteous prayer incessantly. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. <i>Bp. Warbur<?/ion.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Clamor</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam"or</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands.</def>

<blockquote>The obscure bird <b>Clamored</b> the livelong night. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Clamorer</h1> <Xpage=261>

<hw>Clam"or*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who clamors.</def>

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