sultry
- Hot and humid; sweltering.
- Emitting great heat.
- (figuratively) Sexually enthralling.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsʌltɹi/
Etymology
From sulter (“verb (obsolete), a variant of swelter”) + -y; compare sweltry.
stiffling
be hot
hot and humid
very warm
pockety
oppressively hot
schwül
zwoel
bochornoso
étouffant
afoso
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