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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" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person, especially a woman) attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature: "a sultry French au pair" Similar
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The meaning of SULTRY is very hot and humid : sweltering. How to use sultry in a sentence.
( especially of a woman's face or voice) attractive in a way that suggests sexual desire: She's the sultry blonde in that new chocolate commercial. (Definition of sultry from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) sultry | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈsʌl·tri / sultry adjective (HOT)
Sultry definition: oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering. See examples of SULTRY used in a sentence.
Stifling, humid and downright oppressive, sultry is an adjective that has everything to do with sweltering heat and a definite need for a tall glass of iced tea.
Definition of sultry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Sultry weather is hot and damp. [written] The climax came one sultry August evening. Synonyms: humid, close, hot, sticky More Synonyms of sultry. 2. adjective. Someone who is sultry is attractive in a way that suggests hidden passion. [written] ...a dark-haired sultry woman.
Hot or inflamed, as with passion or lust. Webster's New World. Suggesting or expressing smoldering passion. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Arousing sexual desire. A sultry dance. American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: sensual. sulphurous. sulfurous. stifling. voluptuous. tropical. sexy. oppressive.
Define sultry. sultry synonyms, sultry pronunciation, sultry translation, English dictionary definition of sultry. adj. sul·tri·er , sul·tri·est 1. a. Very humid and hot: sultry July weather. b. Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert. 2. a. Expressing...
Definitions of 'sultry' 1. Sultry weather is hot and damp. [written] [...] 2. Someone who is sultry is attractive in a way that suggests hidden passion. [written] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'sultry' American English: sʌltri British English: sʌltri. More. Synonyms of 'sultry' • humid, close, hot, sticky [...]
Definition of sultry. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
