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sultry

/ˈsʌltɹi/

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What does sultry mean?

adjective

  1. Hot and humid; sweltering.
  2. Emitting great heat.
  3. (figuratively) Sexually enthralling.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsʌltɹi/

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Until the midday sun stood vertically over the ravine, the air felt cool and damp, but now it became very sultry.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944
Its "simple, sweet, and drowsy song," writes Mr. Parkhurst, is always associated "with the smell of pines on a sultry day."
Neltje BlanchanBird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our HomesProject Gutenberg ebook #1889
More book examples (3)
The atmosphere is therefore more stagnant and sultry, and the winds that do prevail are of irregular direction and short duration.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
The rains were frequent, and accompanied with that close and sultry weather, which too often brings on sickness in this passage.
Andrew KippisNarrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening PeriodsProject Gutenberg ebook #7777
Up through the sultry southern landscape they saw the world they knew appear clearer and more vividly than it had ever appeared before.
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144