sultry

[US]/ˈsʌltri/
[UK]/ˈsʌltri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

The corresponding English definition is: adj. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering.

Phrases & Collocations

sultry weather

sultry evening

sultry climate

sultry atmosphere

sultry summer

Example Sentences

a sultry look; a sultry dance.

the sultry haze of late August.

the sultry sands of the desert.

she had a sultry, sulky mouth.

My mind travelled back to a hot sultry day in the little town.

The piece starts out innocuously enough, with an almost sultry little snake dance.

The sultry weather in the tropics encourages tourists to lead an indolent life.

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