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sultry

UK/ˈsʌltɹi/ US/ˈsʌltɹi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

sexually exciting or gratifying

  • “sensual excesses”
  • “a sultry look”
  • “a sultry dance”
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2.

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

  • “the summer was sultry and oppressive”
  • “the stifling atmosphere”
  • “the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm”
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3.

burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot

  • “the torrid noonday sun”
  • “sultry sands of the dessert”
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Origin

From sulter (“verb (obsolete), a variant of swelter”) + -y; compare sweltry.

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