smothery
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8.9
- adjective
- All at once, the air felt smothery and hard to breathe.
Examples
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As the storm approached, the humidity made the air feel smothery and oppressive.
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She tried to breathe, but the air in the house was as thick and smothery as the air outside.
Fiction book (1990) -
During the heatwave, the smothery atmosphere made it hard to take a deep breath.
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In the cramped elevator, the smothery air made everyone feel uncomfortable.
Synonyms
11
5.3
Very hot, close air that makes it hard to breathe
9
5.1
Making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, close, or not fresh
6
3.7
A blocked nose or chest that makes breathing difficult
6
5.0
Making it hard to breathe because of smoke, dust, heat, or lack of fresh air
2
3.4
Too warm and without fresh air
2
6.7
Thick hot air that makes it hard to breathe
Hot, heavy air that makes it hard to breathe
Antonyms
How Smothering
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smothery comes from the verb smother and the ending -y, where smother means 'to cover so someone cannot breathe' and -y means 'full of'. So smothery describes a place or air that feels close and hard to breathe.