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Meaning of 'sultry' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sultry [ superl.]
- Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts.
- Very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air.

Meaning of 'sultry' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sultry [ s]
Meaning (1):
- sexually exciting or gratifying
Example in sentence:
  • a sultry dance;
  • a sultry look;
  • sensual excesses
Meaning (2):
- characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Example in sentence:
  • the stifling atmosphere;
  • the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm;
  • the summer was sultry and oppressive

Nearby Words:

sula sulcate sulcated sulcation sulci sulciform sulcus suleah fish sulk sulker

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