How to use sultry in a sentence. The weather had turned sultry but there was a cool breeze out on the patio by the barbecue. Sultry adjective (sexy) (especially of a woman's face or voice) attractive in a way that suggests sexual desire:
Pulling off a sultry look. Attractive young woman posing in casual clothing with a sultry gaze
Oppressively hot and close or moist
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Past and present meet for a sultry encounter in the night It is a sultry, airless summer The air was still warm and sultry, and packs of dogs picked through rubbish scattered in the streets With her sultry ache of a voice, she could presumably sing the phone book and make it quake with feeling.
Oppressively hot and close or humid Characterized by or arousing passion Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary Definition of sultry adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
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This guide will provide you with all of the knowledge you need on the word sultry, including its definition, usage, origin, synonyms, and more! Attractive in a way that suggests or causes feelings of sexual desire Hot or inflamed, as with passion or lust Suggesting or expressing smoldering passion
Probably from the verb swelter
