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In some senses, sultry is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
last
VERB + SULTRY
air, hates, like
SULTRY + NOUN
august, night, summer, summers
PREP.
in, in, on
ADV.
often
adj
Hot and humid; sweltering.
Other ſignes of the Hiues fullneſſe and readineſſe to ſwarm are at the Hiue-doore, […] Fourthly, their firſt lying forth in foggy and ſultrie mornings & euenings, & going in again when the aire is cleere.
On recollecting myself, I diſcovered that I had almoſt reached the entrance of the lagoon, and determined to venture in, if poſſible, to take a few fiſh, […] I ſoon caught more trout than I had preſent occaſion for, and the air was too hot and ſultry to admit of their being kept for many hours, even though ſalted or barbecued.
Emitting great heat.
The battlefield—an undulating, parched, and dusty expanse—is lying under the sultry sun of a July afternoon.
Sexually enthralling.
When Chicanos think about us at all, they perpetuate the stereotypes. Gabacho depiction of us as emotionally unchecked, sultry women lusting after pale bodies is just an extension of the fantasy they have about all women. Such dishonest portrayals are why Chicanas are "breaking the silence," as Rita Sánchez calls it.
Geeta Dutt was the wife of Guru Dutt and largely sang for the heroines in his films. Her voice was sultrier than the others, often recognisable by a slightly erotic quality felt through a distinctive quivering in the voice as heard in the song ‘Na Jao Saiyan Chuda Ke Baiyan’ (‘Don’t let go of my wrist my love’) from Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (Abrar Alvi, 1962) […]
adjective — characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
adjective — sexually exciting or gratifying
Other ſignes of the Hiues fullneſſe and readineſſe to ſwarm are at the Hiue-doore, […] Fourthly, their firſt lying forth in foggy and ſultrie mornings & euenings, & going in again when the aire is cle
WiktionaryOn recollecting myself, I diſcovered that I had almoſt reached the entrance of the lagoon, and determined to venture in, if poſſible, to take a few fiſh, […] I ſoon caught more trout than I had preſen
WiktionaryHere in the sultriest season let him rest, / Fresh is the green beneath those aged trees; / Here winds of gentlest wing will fan his breast, / From heaven itself he may inhale the breeze: […]
WiktionaryIt was very sultry that night.
Tatoeba · #44410On a sultry night in August a new theatre opened for business.
Tatoeba · #72324It was sultry last night.
Tatoeba · #244846i Register
In some senses, sultry is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.