sultry
5
5.3
- adjective
- /ˈsʌltri/
- At seven a.m., the day was already sultry; forecasts were for ninety-nine degrees by noon.
- sultry summer
- sultry March day
- very sultry
Examples
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The late afternoon had grown hot and sultry, and the country had flattened out.
Fiction book (2001) -
The air stayed sultry and was thick with pungent river smells: dead fish, mud flats, and rushes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Even with the top down, the night was sultry, and the rush of wind did little good.
Fiction book (1990) -
At the end of August, it was very hot and sultry in Georgia.
Academic text (2008) -
It was a warm and sultry evening.
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The day stayed clear and sultry, the rains a distant memory.
Fiction book (1992) -
Through the open window of the taxi, the greasy, sultry night air whipped at my weary head.
Academic text (2010) -
Taller than any human, the plants make a shadowy canopy against summer's sultry heat.
Academic text (1996) -
On that sultry afternoon, we decided to stay indoors and avoid the heat.
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After a long walk in the sultry weather, we were drenched in sweat.
Synonyms
46
1.0
Air that has a lot of water and feels damp
16
4.8
Weather that is very hot and humid makes you sweat and feel uncomfortable
13
2.7
A room with little fresh air that feels uncomfortable to breathe in
11
5.3
Very hot, close air that makes it hard to breathe
9
2.6
Warm, sticky air that feels wet and uncomfortable
6
1.0
Hot, humid weather that makes you feel sweaty and uncomfortable
6
3.0
Hot and humid, often making you sweat
2
3.4
Too warm and without fresh air
1
7.2
Hot, heavy air that feels hard to breathe
1
9.1
A very hot and humid feeling that makes you uncomfortable
Hot, humid air that feels close and stuffy
Antonyms
How Hot
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sultry originally described weather that is very hot and humid, 'oppressively hot and humid', so when we call a day sultry we mean the air is warm, heavy, and sticky.