Definitions for sultryˈsʌl tri
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sul•tryˈsʌl tri(adj.)-tri•er, -tri•est.
oppressively hot and close or humid; sweltering:
a sultry day.
oppressively hot; emitting great heat:
the sultry sun.
characterized by or arousing passion:
sultry eyes.
Origin of sultry:
1585–95; sult(e)r (var. of swelter ) + -y1
sul′tri•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
sensual, sultry(adj)
sexually exciting or gratifying
"sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous(adj)
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
"the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
Wiktionary
sultry(Adjective)
hot and humid
sultry(Adjective)
very hot and dry; torrid
sultry(Adjective)
sexually enthralling
Origin: Probably from the verb swelter.
Webster Dictionary
Sultry
very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts
Sultry
very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air
Translations for sultry
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
sultry(adjective)
(of weather) hot but cloudy, and likely to become stormy.
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