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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sul•try /ˈsʌltri/USA pronunciation adj., -tri•er, -tri•est. - uncomfortably hot and humid;
close;
sweltering:a sultry day. - characterized by or arousing passion:sultry eyes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sul•try (sul′trē),USA pronunciation adj., -tri•er, -tri•est. - oppressively hot and close or moist;
sweltering:a sultry day. - oppressively hot;
emitting great heat:the sultry sun. - characterized by or associated with sweltering heat:sultry work in the fields.
- characterized by or arousing passion:sultry eyes.
- sult(e)r (variant of swelter) + -y1 1585–95
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged oppressive, stifling, humid.
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