sultry
adjective/ˈsʌltri/
/ˈsʌltri/
(comparative sultrier, superlative sultriest)
- (of the weather or air) very hot and uncomfortable synonym muggy
- a sultry summer afternoon
- The weather was still very heavy and sultry.
- We went out into the still, sultry heat of the afternoon.
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- (especially of a woman) sexually attractive; seeming to have strong sexual feelings synonym sexy
- a sultry smile
- a sultry singer
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete sulter ‘swelter’.
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