SULTRY


Meaning of SULTRY in English

adj. (sultrier, sultriest)

1. (of the atmosphere or the weather) hot or oppressive; close.

2 (of a person, character, etc.) passionate; sensual.

Derivatives:

sultrily adv. sultriness n.

Etymology: obs. sulter SWELTER

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.