sultry
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sulter (“verb (obsolete), a variant of swelter”) + -y; compare sweltry.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsʌltɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsʌltɹi/, /ˈsəl-/
- Hyphenation: sul‧try
Adjective[edit]
sultry (comparative sultrier, superlative sultriest)
- (weather) Hot and humid. [from late 16th c.]
- (weather) Very hot and dry; torrid.
- (figuratively) Sexually enthralling.
Synonyms[edit]
- (hot and humid): muggy
Translations[edit]
hot and humid
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very hot and dry
sexually enthralling
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