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sultry
sul·try S0878800 (sŭl′trē)adj. sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est 1. a. Very humid and hot: sultry July weather.b. Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert.2. a. Expressing sexual desire: a sultry look.b. Arousing sexual desire: a sultry dance.
[From obsolete sulter, to swelter, possibly alteration of swelter.]
sul′tri·ly adv.sul′tri·ness n.sultry (ˈsʌltrɪ) adj, -trier or -triest1. (Physical Geography) (of weather or climate) oppressively hot and humid2. characterized by or emitting oppressive heat3. displaying or suggesting passion; sensual: sultry eyes. [C16: from obsolete sulter to swelter + -y1] ˈsultrily adv ˈsultriness nsul•try (ˈsʌl tri)
adj. -tri•er, -tri•est. 1. oppressively hot and close or humid; sweltering: a sultry day. 2. oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun. 3. characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes. [1585–95; sult(e)r (variant of swelter) + -y1] sul′tri•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sultry - sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"sensualhot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" | | 2. | sultry - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"stifling, sulfurous, sulphuroushot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" |
sultryadjective1. humid, close, hot, sticky, stifling, oppressive, stuffy, sweltering, muggy The climax came one sultry August evening.
humid fresh, cool, refreshing, invigorating2. seductive, sexy (informal), sensual, voluptuous, passionate, erotic, provocative, amorous, come-hither (informal) a dark-haired sultry womansultryadjective1. Damp and warm:humid, muggy, soggy, sticky.2. Marked by much heat:ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sweltering, torrid.Translationssultry (ˈsaltri) adjective1. (of weather) hot but cloudy, and likely to become stormy. 悶熱的 闷热的2. (of a person, especially a woman) passionate. 易激動的 易激动的ˈsultriness noun 狂暴 狂暴sultry
sultry (of weather or climate) oppressively hot and humid sultry
sultry adjective A poetic (i.e., non-medical) term referring to a person, usually female, who is characterised by intense sexuality or who evokes intense sexual arousal in others.sultry
Synonyms for sultryadj humidSynonyms- humid
- close
- hot
- sticky
- stifling
- oppressive
- stuffy
- sweltering
- muggy
Antonyms- fresh
- cool
- refreshing
- invigorating
adj seductiveSynonyms- seductive
- sexy
- sensual
- voluptuous
- passionate
- erotic
- provocative
- amorous
- come-hither
Synonyms for sultryadj damp and warmSynonymsadj marked by much heatSynonyms- ardent
- baking
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- burning
- fiery
- heated
- hot
- red-hot
- roasting
- scalding
- scorching
- searing
- sizzling
- sweltering
- torrid
Synonyms for sultryadj sexually exciting or gratifyingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj characterized by oppressive heat and humiditySynonyms- stifling
- sulfurous
- sulphurous
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