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sultry

 
 
/ˈsʌltri/ adjective

Translation

SEXUALLY ATTRACTIVE If a woman is sultry, she behaves in a sexually attractive way.
şuh, ihtiraslı, ateşli, baştan çıkarıcı, fettan
a sultry voice630
HOT If the weather is sultry, it is hot and wet.
yapış yapış ve bunaltıcı; aşırı sıcak ve nemli
a sultry summer night15171516
(Definition of sultry adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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