sultry (redirected from sultrier)

sul·try  (sltr)

adj. sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est

1.

a. Very humid and hot: sultry July weather.

b. Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert.

2. Expressing or arousing desire: a sultry look; a sultry dance.

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[From obsolete sulter, to swelter, possibly alteration of swelter.]

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sultri·ly adv.

sultri·ness n.

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sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ]

adj -trier, -triest

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of weather or climate) oppressively hot and humid

2. characterized by or emitting oppressive heat

3. displaying or suggesting passion; sensual sultry eyes

[from obsolete sulter to swelter + -y¹]

sultrily  adv

sultriness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sultry - sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" sensual hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
	2.	sultry - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

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sultry

adjective

1. humid, close, hot, sticky, stifling, oppressive, stuffy, sweltering, muggy The climax came one sultry August evening.
humid fresh, cool, refreshing, invigorating

2. seductive, sexy (informal), sensual, voluptuous, passionate, erotic, provocative, amorous, come-hither (informal) a dark-haired sultry woman

Translations

sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ] ADJ

1. (= muggy) [day, weather] → bochornoso, sofocante; [heat, air] → sofocante, agobiante
it was hot and sultry → hacía bochorno, hacía un calor sofocante

2. (= seductive) [woman] → seductor, sensual
she gave him a sultry look → lo miró seductora, lo miró de forma sensual

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sultry [ˈsʌltri] adj [weather, day] → étouffant(e)

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sultry

adj weather, atmosphere → schwül; woman → heißblütig, temperamentvoll; voice, beauty, look → glutvoll

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sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ] adj (weather) → afoso/a, opprimente; (woman, character) → ardente, sensuale

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sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ] adj (weather) → afoso/a, opprimente; (woman, character) → ardente, sensuale

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sultry

adj sultry [ˈsaltri]

1 (of weather) hot but cloudy, and likely to become stormy. broeierig حار وغائِم зноен dusný lummer schwül υγρός και αποπνικτικός (για καιρό) bochornoso, sofocante lämbe شرجي painostava étouffant חָם וְלָח गर्म, उमसदार sparan, omaran fülledt panas berawan mollulegur, heitur og rakur afoso 暑くるしい 찌는 듯이 더운 tvankus tveicīgs melengas zwoel lummer, trykkende parny pesado înăbu­şitor знойный; душный dusný soparen sparan kvav, kvalmig, tryckande ที่ร้อนอบอ้าว boğucu 悶熱的 такий, що припікає; душний حبس والا موسم oi bức, ngột ngạt 闷热的

2 (of a person, especially a woman) passionate. broeierig عاطِفي، سَريع الغَضَب страстен vášnivý sensuel heftig αισθησιακός, παθιασμένος apasionado/a, ardiente; sensual särtsakas, keevaline شهواني kiihkeä sensuel חוּשָנִית कामोत्तेजक vruć, žestok heves bernafsu ástríðufullur focoso, passionale 情熱的な (특히 여성이) 정열적인 aistringas, karštas kaislīgs; karstasinīgs cantik dan mengghairahkan zwoel sensuell namiętny, ognisty ardente senzual, pasional страстный vášnivý pohoten strastven häftig, het ซึ่งกระตุ้นอารมณ์ ateşli 易激動的 пристрасний, палкий پُر شہوت đầy nhục cảm 易激动的

n sultriness

broeierigheid عاطِفِيَّه، سُرْعَة الغَضَب зной dusno, parno sensualitet die Schwüle αισθησιασμός bochorno; cualidad de apasionado/ardiente/sensual lämbus, keevalisus به حالت شهواني hiostavuus, kiihkeys chaleur étouffante חוּשָנִיוּת उमसता, कामोत्तेजकता sparina, zapara fülledtség; tikkasztóság cuaca panas berawan molla afa; passionalità 暑くるしさ 정열적임 tvankumas tveice; tveicīgums; kaislīgums cantik dan mengghairahkan zwoelheid lummerhet; sensualitet namiętność, uwodzicielskość mormaço căldură sufocantă зной; духота dusnosť, spara soparnost strastvenost kvavhet ความร้อนอบอ้าว; ความเย้ายวนใจ boğuculuk 狂暴 духота, задуха گرمی اور امس sự oi bức, tính đầy nhục cảm 狂暴