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[ suhl-tree ] / ˈsʌl tri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sultry ON THESAURUS.COM
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. VIDEO FOR SULTRYWATCH NOW: Why Does The Word "Sultry" Seem Like An Insult?If someone called me "sultry," it would be an immediate turn-off. There’s just something sort of … gross about that word. MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Origin of sultry1585–95; sult(e)r (variant of swelter) + -y1 SYNONYMS FOR sultry1 oppressive, stifling, humid. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sultry ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sultrysul·tri·ly, adverbsul·tri·ness, nounun·sul·try, adjectiveWords nearby sultrySulpician, sultan, sultana, sultanate, sultaness, sultry, Sulu, Sulu Archipelago, Sulu Sea, Sulzberger, sum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sultryThis sultry ballad about break-ups and make-ups in the City of Angels is haunting stuff. The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST McDonough, in contrast, sells posters of herself in revealing clothing leaning over a car in a sultry manner. The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture|Eliza Krigman|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST The sultry chanteuse enraged the daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain with comments she made about wanting to die young. Lana Del Rey’s Silly Death Wish and the Perils of Pop Artifice|Amanda Marcotte|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The film, silent and seven minutes in length, featured cabaret star Louise Willy performing a sultry striptease. How Hollywood’s Most Realistic Sex Scenes Were Made: ‘Don’t Look Now’ to ‘Nymphomaniac’|Marlow Stern|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then there's a brief flash of a sultry brunette, topless, alongside a fluorescent crucifix. Sasha Grey on Her Secret ‘True Detective’ Cameo, ‘Open Windows,’ and the Duke Porn Star Backlash|Marlow Stern|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The night of the fourth of July came hot and sultry, without a breath of wind. Robin Tremayne|Emily Sarah Holt The following day was so sultry and warm, that I gave up all idea of a visit to Vaucluse. Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis Every thing seemed to be oppressed with the weight of the sultry and heated atmosphere. Gleanings by the Way|John A. Clark One sultry night in April Stephen's mother awoke with fear in her heart, for she had heard them. The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill The air was warm and sultry, full of fragrance and the low chirp of crickets.
British Dictionary definitions for sultry
adjective -trier or -triest(of weather or climate) oppressively hot and humid characterized by or emitting oppressive heat displaying or suggesting passion; sensualsultry eyes Derived forms of sultrysultrily, adverbsultriness, nounWord Origin for sultryC16: from obsolete sulter to swelter + -y 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sultrymuggy, soggy, oppressive, scorching, hot, sticky, sizzling, torrid, sweltering, stifling, sexy, seductive, voluptuous, steamy, broiling, burning, close, red-hot, stuffy, wet |