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sultry Definition

sul·try (sultrē)

adjective sultrier -·trier, sultriest -·tri·est

  1. oppressively hot and moist; close; sweltering
  2. extremely hot; fiery
    1. hot or inflamed, as with passion or lust
    2. suggesting or expressing smoldering passion

Etymology: var. of sweltry

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sultry Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • vocal: They combine laid back sultry vocals to a more recognizable British rap sound.
  • tone: When I switch to the right channel using the control panel on the desk, the sultry tones of the English translator come through.
  • singer: Rites of passage as sung by a sultry folk singer?
  • heat: Or the taste of the coming storm, In air thick with ozone, During the sultry heat of summer.
  • afternoon: During a sultry tropical afternoon with the sea calm.
  • voice: Later, enjoy Christine Tyrell's sultry voice for jazz on a summer afternoon.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: Indie: The film is shot in very sultry conditions.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Lazy days Toowoomba Looking sultry Sadly had to say goodbye to some new friends, always the hardest part of touring.
sultry Quotes

What men call gallantry, and gods adultery, Is much more common where the climate's sultry.

—Rochdale