Dictionary definition for: Sultry
1. (s) sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses" "a sultry look" "a sultry dance"
2. (s) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive" "the stifling atmosphere" "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
3. (s) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun" "sultry sands of the dessert"
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