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   Sul·try

   /ˈsəltrē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of the air or weather) hot and humid: "the sultry late summer weather had brought swarms of insects" Similar humidcloseairlessstuffystiflingsuffocatingoppressivemuggystickyswelteringtropicaltorridsteamyheavyhotwarmboilingroastingdialect:claggyOpposite coolcoldrefreshing
   • 2. (of a person, especially a woman) attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature: "a sultry French au pair" Similar passionateattractivesensualsexyvoluptuouslusciouseroticseductiveprovocativealluringtempting

   Word Origin late 16th century: from obsolete sulter ‘swelter’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sultrily adverb
   • 2. sultriness noun

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