Definitions for Sultry
ˈsʌl trisul·t·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sensual, sultryadjective

   sexually exciting or gratifying

   "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"

2. sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurousadjective

   characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

   "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sultryadjective

   hot and humid

2. sultryadjective

   very hot and dry; torrid

3. sultryadjective

   sexually enthralling

4. Etymology: Probably from the verb swelter.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SULTRYadjective

   Hot without ventilation; hot and close; hot and cloudy.

   Etymology: This is imagined by Stephen Skinner to be corrupted from sulphury, or sweltry.

   It is very sultry and hot. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   The sultry breath
   Of tainted air had cloy’d the jaws of death. George Sandys.

   Such as born beneath the burning sky,
   And sultry sun betwixt the tropicks lie. John Dryden, Æn.

   Our foe advances on us,
   And envies us even Lybia’s sultry desarts. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   Then would sultry heats and a burning air have scorched and chapped the earth, and galled the animal tribes in houses or dens. George Cheyne.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sultry

   Sultry refers to a sensual, alluring, or seductive quality, usually associated with a person's appearance, behavior, or atmosphere. It often conveys a smoldering, captivating, or intense demeanor that is typically captivating and appeals to one's desires or passions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sultry

   very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts

2. Sultry

   very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air

3. Etymology: [From Sweltry.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Sultry

   sul′tri, adj. sweltering: very hot and oppressive: close.—adv. Sul′trily.—n. Sul′triness. [Another form is sweltry, from root of swelter.]

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Anagrams for Sultry »

1. rustly

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sultry in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sultry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Sultry in a Sentence

1. Amber McCasland:

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sultry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sultry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Sultry
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sultry
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Sultry
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Sultry