SULTRIEST

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

sultriest

superlative form of sultry: most sultry

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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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