sweaty

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈswɛti/ / [ˈswɛɾi]

Etymology: From Middle English swety, equivalent to sweat + -y.

Covered in sweat.
“John felt better after changing out of his sweaty clothes.”
“In that a Snayl or Dodman, vvhich is not only not vvarm, but to our feeling, very cold, is fain to brood its as cold svveatty eggs, neſted upon a cold vvet earth, beſpievving them about vvith the fuzze of a cold clammy froth, in coldish [d]raughty vveather, and all making vvay to a kind and timely hatching of them: […] I dare undertake to light ſooner of that vvarmth and reek and air, that vvill hatch an hens egge, than that cold and devv and clammineſs, that goes to the hatching of a ſnails.”
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.”
Extremely (and possibly inappropriately) obsessed with winning.
“Watch out for that sweaty team.”
“I'm going to try as hard as I—I'm going to be the sweatiest fucking tryhard in this server. I'm going to kill you.”
Attracting many extremely competitive players.
“I stick to casual because ranked lobbies are way too sweaty.”
“The mode caters to competitive players by offering increased health and larger lobby sizes. However, some players argue the game mode is extremely "sweaty."”

Etymology: Influenced by the similarity of the spelling of sweety, and the humorous contrast between their meanings.