- Sweltry
- Sweltry Swel"try, a. [See {Swelter}, {Swelt}, v. i., and cf. {Sultry}.] Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry. [R.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
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Sweltry
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sweltry — /swel tree/, adj., sweltrier, sweltriest. hot, sizzling, roasting; sweltering. [1570 80; SWELT(E)R + Y1; cf. SULTRY] * * * … Universalium
sweltry — swel·try … English syllables
sweltry — adjective excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness a sweltering room sweltering athletes • Syn: ↑sweltering • Similar to: ↑hot … Useful english dictionary
Sultrier — Sultry Sul try (s[u^]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier} (s[u^]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From {Sweltry}.] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya s sultry deserts. [1913 Webster] Such as, born beneath the burning sky And… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sultriest — Sultry Sul try (s[u^]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier} (s[u^]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From {Sweltry}.] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya s sultry deserts. [1913 Webster] Such as, born beneath the burning sky And… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sultry — Sul try (s[u^]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier} (s[u^]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From {Sweltry}.] 1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya s sultry deserts. [1913 Webster] Such as, born beneath the burning sky And sultry sun,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swelt — Swelt, v. i. [OE. swelten to die, to swoon or faint, AS. sweltan to die; akin to OD. swelten to hunger, to fail, OS. sweltan to die, Icel. svelta to die, to hunger, Sw. sv[ a]lta to hunger, Dan. sulte, Goth. sviltan to die. Cf. {Swelter},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Schwül — Schwül, er, ste, adj. et adv. ängstlich warm, bänglich oder abmattend warm, wie es im Sommer vor einem Gewitter bey sehr stiller Luft zu seyn pflegt; ein nur von der Luft und Witterung übliches Wort. Es ist heute sehr schwül. Ein schwüler Tag.… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
ardent — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, ablaze, acquiescent, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, agog, agreeable, alacritous, alcoholic, alight, amative, amatory, amenable, amorous, and, anxious, assiduous, athirst, avid, baking, blazing, blistering,… … Moby Thesaurus
baking — Synonyms and related words: ardent, barbecuing, basting, blistering, boiling, braising, brewing, broil, broiling, burning, burning hot, canicular, catering, cookery, cooking, cuisine, culinary science, domestic science, ebullient, feverish, fiery … Moby Thesaurus
