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  • 21sultry — [ sʌltri] adjective (sultrier, sultriest) 1》 (of the weather) hot and humid. 2》 (of a woman) displaying or suggesting a strongly sexual nature. Derivatives sultrily adverb sultriness noun Origin C16: from obs. sulter swelter …

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  • 22sultry — a. Hot and close, warm and damp, close, stifling, oppressive, muggy …

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  • 23sultry — adj 1. hot and humid, humid, muggy, sweltering, Inf. sticky, Archaic. madid; oppressive, suffocating, stifling, close. 2. sensual, sexy, voluptuous, luxurious; alluring, enticing, seductive, tempting …

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  • 24sultry — sul·try …

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  • 25sultry — /ˈsʌltri / (say sultree) adjective (sultrier, sultriest) 1. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering. 2. oppressively hot, as the weather, etc. 3. characterised by or associated with sweltering heat. 4. characterised by or arousing temper… …

  • 26sultry —   Hahana, kō eha eha, ikiiki …

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  • 27sultry —  Indelicate. (Of scene in film, etc.) …

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  • 28sultry — adj. (sultrier, sultriest) 1 (of the atmosphere or the weather) hot or oppressive; close. 2 (of a person, character, etc.) passionate; sensual. Derivatives: sultrily adv. sultriness n. Etymology: obs. sulter SWELTER …

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  • 29Sultrier — 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… …

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  • 30Sultriest — 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… …

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