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  • 11sultry — sul•try [[t]ˈsʌl tri[/t]] adj. tri•er, tri•est 1) oppressively hot and close or humid; sweltering: a sultry day[/ex] 2) oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun[/ex] 3) characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes[/ex] •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12sultry — sul|try [ sʌltri ] adjective 1. ) sultry weather is unpleasant because the air is hot and slightly wet 2. ) a sultry woman is sexually attractive ╾ sul|tri|ness noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13sultry — adjective 1) a sultry day Syn: humid, close, airless, stifling, oppressive, muggy, sticky, sweltering, tropical, heavy; hot; informal boiling, roasting Ant: refreshing 2) …

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  • 14sultry — UK [ˈsʌltrɪ] / US adjective 1) sultry weather is unpleasant because the air is hot and slightly wet 2) a sultry woman is sexually attractive Derived word: sultriness noun uncountable …

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  • 15sultry — adj. Sultry is used with these nouns: ↑heat, ↑weather …

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  • 16sultry — [ˈsʌltri] adj sultry weather is unpleasant because the air is hot and wet …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 17sultry — adjective /ˈsʌltɹi/ a) hot and humid b) very hot and dry; torrid …

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  • 18sultry — Synonyms and related words: Fescennine, Rabelaisian, airless, baking, bawdy, blue, breathless, broiling, burning, close, damp, dirty, erotic, filthy, foul, foul mouthed, foul spoken, foul tongued, fulsome, hot, humid, impure, ithyphallic, lewd,… …

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  • 19sultry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hot, oppressive, sweltering, humid, muggy, stifling, close; voluptuous, sensual, sexy. See heat, impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. close, stifling, oppressive, muggy; see hot 1 , wet 1 . III… …

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  • 20sultry — sul·try || sÊŒltrɪ adj. hot and humid, stifling; extremely hot; sensuous …

    English contemporary dictionary