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sweltry

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swel⋅try

[swel-tree]
–adjective, -tri⋅er, -tri⋅est.
hot, sizzling, roasting; sweltering.

Origin:
1570–80; swelt(e)r + -y 1 ; cf. sultry
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swel·try   (swěl'trē)   
adj.   swel·tri·er, swel·tri·est
Sweltering.
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