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Adjective: sultry (sultrier,sultriest)  súl-tree
  1. Sexually exciting or gratifying
    "a sultry look";
    - sensual
     
  2. Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
    "the summer was sultry and oppressive";
    - stifling, sulfurous [N. Amer], sulphurous [Brit, Cdn], sulphureous [Brit]

Derived forms: sultriest, sultrier

See also: hot

Encyclopedia: Sultry

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