English Explanatory Dictionary

sultry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Hot and humid; sweltering.
  2. Emitting great heat.
  3. Sexually enthralling.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌltɹi/ /ˈsəl-/ en-au-sultry.ogg En-us-sultry.oga

Word forms

sultry sultrier sultriest sultrie

Etymology

From sulter (“verb (obsolete), a variant of swelter”) + -y; compare sweltry.

Synonyms

oppressive muggy sticky sweltering

Derived words

sultress sultrily sultriness unsultry
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