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sultrinesses

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sul⋅try

  [suhl-tree]
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–adjective, -tri⋅er, -tri⋅est.
1. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day.
2. oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun.
3. characterized by or associated with sweltering heat: sultry work in the fields.
4. characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes.
Origin:
1585–95; sult(e)r (var. of swelter ) + -y 1

Related forms:
sul⋅tri⋅ly, adverb
sul⋅tri⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. oppressive, stifling, humid.
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