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



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22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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