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steamy

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steam·y  (stm)
adj. steam·i·er, steam·i·est
1. Filled with or emitting steam.
2. Erotic.

steami·ly adv.
steami·ness n.

steamy [ˈstiːmɪ]
adj steamier, steamiest
1. of, resembling, full of, or covered with steam
2. Informal lustful or erotic steamy nightlife
steamily  adv
steaminess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.steamy - filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist; "a steaming kettle"; "steamy towels"
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
2.steamy - hot or warm and humid; "muggy weather"; "the steamy tropics"; "sticky weather"
wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather"
3.steamysteamy - feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

steamy
adjective
1. (Informal) erotic, hot (slang), sexy (informal), sensual, raunchy (slang), lewd, carnal, titillating, prurient, lascivious, lustful, lubricious (formal or literary) He'd had a steamy affair with an office colleague.
2. muggy, damp, humid, sweaty, like a sauna a steamy café
Translations
steamy [ˈstiːmɪ] ADJ (steamier (compar) (steamiest (superl)))
1. [room etc] → lleno de vapor; [atmosphere] → húmedo y caluroso; [window] → empañado
2. [film, novel] → erótico; [relationship] → apasionado
steamy [ˈstiːmi] adj
[window] → embué(e); [room, heat, air] → humide
(= erotic) [thriller, scene, affair] → torride
steamy
adj (+er)dampfig, dunstig; jungle, swampdunstig; room, atmospheredampfig, voll Dampf; window, mirrorbeschlagen; (fig) affair, novelheiß; it is so steamy in herehier ist vielleicht ein Dampf!
steamy [ˈstiːmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (room) → pieno/a di vapore; (window) → appannato/a; (atmosphere, heat) → umido/a (fam) (book, film, play) → erotico/a
steamy [ˈstiːmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (room) → pieno/a di vapore; (window) → appannato/a; (atmosphere, heat) → umido/a (fam) (book, film, play) → erotico/a


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He awoke next morning from rosy scenes of dream to a steamy atmosphere that smelled of soapsuds and dirty clothes, and that was vibrant with the jar and jangle of tormented life.
And especially have I a grudge against all ardent, steaming, steamy fire-idols.
There was the warm, steamy smell of dung when the frozen door was opened, and the cows, astonished at the unfamiliar light of the lantern, stirred on the fresh straw.
 
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