stewy
- adjective
- /ˈstuːi/
- Australian
:
bochornoso
- It was so stewy in the classroom that everyone struggled to concentrate.
Examples
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The air in the gym became stewy after hours of exercise and no ventilation.
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We spent a stewy afternoon in the crowded subway station waiting for the train.
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The weather is stewy!
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It feels so stewy today!
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The air in the gym became stewy after hours of exercise and no ventilation.
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We spent a stewy afternoon in the crowded subway station waiting for the train.
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It was so stewy in the classroom that everyone struggled to concentrate.
Synonyms
29
3.4
Too warm and without fresh air
24
1.0
Hot, humid weather that makes you feel sweaty and uncomfortable
13
3.0
Hot and humid, often making you sweat
13
2.7
A room with little fresh air that feels uncomfortable to breathe in
9
2.6
Warm, sticky air that feels wet and uncomfortable
5
5.3
Very hot and humid in an uncomfortable way
1
7.2
Hot, heavy air that feels hard to breathe
1
4.8
Weather that is very hot and humid makes you sweat and feel uncomfortable
1
6.7
Thick hot air that makes it hard to breathe
A very hot and humid feeling that makes you uncomfortable
Warm and stuffy because there is little fresh air
Feels very hot and stuffy, like the inside of an oven
Antonyms
How Humid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stewy comes from the word stew, the hot, slow-cooked dish. Think of being inside a pot with steam making the air close and heavy, and you have the idea behind stewy air that feels oppressively hot and stuffy.