SULTRILY

sensually, sultrily

(adverb) in a sultry and sensual manner; “the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

sultrily (comparative more sultrily, superlative most sultrily)

In a sultry manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Sul"tri*ly, adv.

Definition: In a sultry manner.

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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