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- DictionarySul·try/ˈsəltrē/
adjective
- 1. (of the air or weather) hot and humid: "the sultry late summer weather had brought swarms of insects"
- 2. (of a person, especially a woman) attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature: "a sultry French au pair"
1. a. : very hot and humid : sweltering. a sultry day. b. : burning hot : torrid. a sultry sun. 2. a. : hot with passion or anger. b. : exciting or capable of exciting strong sexual desire. sultry glances. sultrily. ˈsəl-trə-lē. adverb. sultriness. ˈsəl-trē-nəs. noun. Synonyms.
(of weather) uncomfortably warm and with air that is slightly wet. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having moisture in the air. humid It gets so humid in this part of the country. muggy What a muggy day! sultry She kept her bedroom window open to cool off during these long, sultry summer nights.
adjective. , sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day. Synonyms: humid, stifling, oppressive. 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. / ˈsʌltrɪ / adjective.
Definitions of sultry. adjective. exciting in a sensual way; attractive and suggesting hidden passion. “a sultry look” “a sultry dance” synonyms: sensual. hot. extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm. adjective. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity.
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.
(especially of a woman) sexually attractive; seeming to have strong sexual feelings synonym sexy. a sultry smile. a sultry singer. Word Origin. See sultry in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: sultry. Definition of sultry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
3 days ago · 1. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering. a sultry day. 2. oppressively hot; emitting great heat. the sultry sun. 3. characterized by or associated with sweltering heat. sultry work in the fields.
