Difference between Sweaty and Perspiring

What is the difference between Sweaty and Perspiring?

Sweaty as an adjective is covered in sweat while Perspiring as an adjective is of a person or animal that is producing perspiration; sweating

Sweaty

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: covered in sweat having a tendency to sweat likely to cause one to sweat

Example sentence: I hate summer, to be honest. I hate dressing. I hate the heat. I hate sweaty people getting aggressively close to you when you're walking down the street.

Perspiring

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a person or animal that is producing perspiration; sweating

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of producing perspiration

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.

We hope you now know whether to use Sweaty or Perspiring in your sentence.

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