sultry
adjective /ˈsʌltri/
/ˈsʌltri/
(comparative sultrier, superlative sultriest)
- (of the weather or air) very hot and uncomfortable synonym muggy
- a sultry summer afternoon
- The weather was still very heavy and sultry.
- We went out into the still, sultry heat of the afternoon.
- (formal) (of a woman or her appearance) sexually attractive; seeming to have strong sexual feelings synonym sexy
- a sultry smile
- a sultry singer
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete sulter ‘swelter’.