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Synonyms for sultry
Adjective
- 1. sensual, sultry, hot (vs. cold)
- usage: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
- 2. sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous, hot (vs. cold)
- usage: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
- 3. torrid, sultry, hot (vs. cold)
- usage: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert"
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