Sultry Definition

sŭltrē
sultrier, sultriest
adjective
sultrier, sultriest
Oppressively hot and moist; close; sweltering.
Webster's New World
Extremely hot; fiery.
Webster's New World
Hot or inflamed, as with passion or lust.
Webster's New World
Suggesting or expressing smoldering passion.
Webster's New World
Arousing sexual desire.
A sultry dance.
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Other Word Forms of Sultry

Adjective

Base Form:
sultry
Comparative:
sultrier
Superlative:
sultriest

Origin of Sultry

  • From obsolete sulter to swelter possibly alteration of swelter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from the verb swelter.

    From Wiktionary

Sultry Sentence Examples

  • The weather had turned sultry but there was a cool breeze out on the patio by the barbecue.

  • Looking up, she met his sultry gaze.

  • His sultry expression quickened her pulse.

  • Owing to the hot winds blowing from Rajputana, the climate of Bharatpur is extremely sultry till the setting in of the periodical rains.

  • He watched her all the while, and when she leaned forward to place his plate in front of him, his sultry gaze lifted to hers.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUL

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