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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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adjective. us / ˈsʌl·tri / sultry adjective (HOT) Add to word list. (of weather) very hot and humid (= with air that contains very small drops of water): It was a sultry night, and I was walking home. sultry adjective (ATTRACTIVE) sexually attractive: a sultry dance.
The meaning of SULTRY is very hot and humid : sweltering. How to use sultry in a sentence.
Definition of 'sultry' Word Frequency. sultry. (sʌltri ) Word forms: comparative sultrier, superlative sultriest. 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.
Definition of sultry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Sultry definition: oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering. See examples of SULTRY used in a sentence.
sultry meaning, definition, what is sultry: weather that is sultry is hot with air t...: Learn more.
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. You know how movies about the Old South always show people wilting in the shade of their front porches, mopping their damp brows?
