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sweltry
swel·try
/
ˈswɛl
tri
/
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[
swel
-tree
]
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adjective,
swel·tri·er,
swel·tri·est.
hot, sizzling, roasting; sweltering.
Origin:
1570–80;
swelt(e)r
+
-y
1
; cf.
sultry
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sweltry
adjective
excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes" [syn:
sweltering
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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