clampy /ˈklæmpi/ adjective2 •Resembling a clamp; clamp-like.The hermit crab must somehow sqeeze, His clampy claws and knobby knees — 2010 •unwieldy, clumsy, hard to wield or control (of hands) through the clamping of muscles.His hands grew clampy with cold. formsmore clampy · most clampy