sultry

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