EGAVE

sultry

About 0.55 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Hot and humid; sweltering. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. adjective Emitting great heat.
  3. adjective Sexually enthralling.

Similar words

torrid hot stifling sulfurous sulphurous sensual sensuous uncommonly sultrie sweltery

Often followed by

day and summer heat weather air night afternoon voice

Word family

sultrier sultriest sultrily sultriness sultrinesses

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