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

Adjective

[-trier, -triest]

1. (of weather or climate) very hot and humid

2. suggesting hidden passion: a sultry brunette [obsolete sulter to swelter]

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 << OPPOSITE cool

adjective 2. seductive, sexy (informal) sensual, voluptuous, passionate, erotic, provocative, amorous, come-hither (informal)

Translations

sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ] adj [weather] → bochornoso (= seductive); seductor(a)

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sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ] adj → étouffant(e)

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sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ] adj → schwül

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sultry [ˈsʌltrɪ] adj → afoso/a

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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 무더운 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 정열적인, 선정적인 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