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sultry.

Hot and humid; sweltering.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsʌltɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsʌltɹi/General-American/ˈsəl-/General-American
  1. Hot and humid; sweltering.

  2. Emitting great heat.

  3. Sexually enthralling.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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

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