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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)
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.
Sultry definition: oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering. See examples of SULTRY used in a sentence.
1. oppressively hot and close or humid; sweltering: a sultry day. 2. oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun. 3. characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes.
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.
Definition of sultry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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sul•try (sul′ trē), adj., -tri•er, -tri•est. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day. oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun. characterized by or associated with sweltering heat: sultry work in the fields.
