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.

Origin of sultry

1585–95; sult(e)r (variant of swelter) + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM sultry

sul·tri·ly, adverb sul·tri·ness, noun un·sul·try, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for sultriness

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, noun

Word Origin for sultry

C16: from obsolete sulter to swelter + -y 1