SULTRIER
SULTRY
sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous
(adjective) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; “the summer was sultry and oppressive”; “the stifling atmosphere”; “the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm”
sensual, sultry
(adjective) sexually exciting or gratifying; “sensual excesses”; “a sultry look”; “a sultry dance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
sultrier
comparative form of sultry
Source: Wiktionary
SULTRY
Sul"try, a. [Compar. Sultrier; superl. Sultriest.] Etym: [From
Sweltry.]
1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts.
Such as, born beneath the burning sky And sultry sun, betwixt the
tropics lie. Dryden.
2. Very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as
air.
When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain plant.
Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition