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Definitions for sweltry
swel·t·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sweltering, sweltryadjective

    excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

    "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sweltryadjective

    Suffocating with heat.

    Etymology: from swelter.

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  1. sweltry

    Sweltry refers to a state of being extremely hot and humid, often to the point of being oppressive or uncomfortable. It is usually used to describe the weather or atmosphere.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sweltryverb

    suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry

  2. Etymology: [See Swelter, Swelt, v. i., and cf. Sultry.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sweltry in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sweltry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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