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(satellite adjective) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" |
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Synonyms: stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous |
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(satellite adjective) burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" |
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Synonyms: torrid |
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(satellite adjective) sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance" |
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Synonyms: sensual |
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