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sultry
adjective
uk /ˈsʌl.tri/ us /ˈsʌl.tri/
sultryadjective (WARM)
(of weather) uncomfortably warm and with air that is slightly wet（天气）闷热的，湿热的
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having moisture in the air
humidIt gets so humid in this part of the country.
muggyWhat a muggy day!
sultryShe kept her bedroom window open to cool off during these long, sultry summer nights.
stickyIt's going to be rather sticky outside, with the humidity level at almost 85 per cent and temperatures in the high 20s.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sultriness & humidity
absolute humidity
claggy
clammily
dehumidify
heat index
humidify
humidity
humidly
muggy
relative humidity
steamily
stickily
sticky
sub-humid
subtropical
sultriness
swelteringly
tropical
sultryadjective (SEXY)
(especially of a woman's face or voice) attractive in a way that suggests sexual desire: （尤指女子的面庞或声音）性感的，迷人的，风情万种的
She's the sultry blonde in that new chocolate commercial.她就是那个新巧克力广告中的性感金发女郎。
Related word
sultriness
sultry | American Dictionary
sultry
adjective
us/ˈsʌl·tri/
sultryadjective (HOT)
(of weather) very hot and humid (= with air that contains very small drops of water):
It was a sultry night, and I was walking home.
sultryadjective (ATTRACTIVE)
sexually attractive:
a sultry dance
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