sultry

[ suhl-tree ]
/ ˈsʌl tri /
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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.

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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

Words nearby sultry

sulpician, sultan, sultana, sultanate, sultaness, sultry, sulu, sulu archipelago, sulu sea, sulzberger, sum

Words related to sultry

muggy, soggy, oppressive, scorching, hot, sticky, sizzling, torrid, sweltering, stifling, sexy, seductive, voluptuous, steamy, broiling, burning, close, red-hot, stuffy, wet

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British Dictionary definitions for sultry

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