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Webster 1913 Edition
Sultry
1.
Very hot, burning, and oppressive;
as, Libya’s
. sultry
desertsSuch as, born beneath the burning sky
And
And
sultry
sun, betwixt the tropics lie. Dryden.
2.
Very hot and humid, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air.
When in the
Or on the thirsty mountain plant.
sultry
glebe I faint,Or on the thirsty mountain plant.
Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sultry
SUL'TRY
, a.1.
Very hot, burning and oppressive; as Libya's sultry deserts.2.
Very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant and unelastic; as air or the atmosphere. A sultry air is usually enfeebling and oppressive to the human body. Such as born beneath the burning sky
And sultry sun, betwixt the tropics lie.
Definition 2024
sultry
sultry
English
Adjective
sultry (comparative sultrier, superlative sultriest)
Synonyms
- (hot and humid): muggy
Translations
hot and humid
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very hot and dry
sexually enthralling