sultry

adjective (SEXY)

/ˈsʌl.tri/

Definition

› (especially of a woman's face or voice) sexually attractive in a way that suggests sexual desire: She's the sultry blonde in that new chocolate commercial.Sexual attractionAttractive sultriness

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

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

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