sultry

adjective (WARM)

/ˈsʌl.tri/

Definition

› (of weather) uncomfortably warm and with air that is slightly wetSultriness and humidityHot and heat sultriness

/-nəs/ noun [U] Sultriness and humidityHot and heatBeauty and attractiveness

(Definition of sultry adjective (WARM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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