sultry
[ suhl-tree ]
/ ˈsʌl tri /
adjective, sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est.
oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day.
oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun.
characterized by or associated with sweltering heat: sultry work in the fields.
characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes.
OTHER WORDS FROM sultry
sul·tri·ly, adverb sul·tri·ness, noun un·sul·try, adjectiveWords nearby sultry
sulpician,
sultan,
sultana,
sultanate,
sultaness,
sultry,
sulu,
sulu archipelago,
sulu sea,
sulzberger,
sum
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British Dictionary definitions for sultriness
sultry
/ (ˈsʌltrɪ) /
adjective -trier or -triest
(of weather or climate) oppressively hot and humid
characterized by or emitting oppressive heat
displaying or suggesting passion; sensual
sultry eyes
Derived forms of sultry
sultrily, adverb sultriness, nounWord Origin for sultry
C16: from obsolete
sulter to
swelter +
-y
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