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steamy

[ stee-mee ]
/ ˈsti mi /
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adjective, steam·i·er, steam·i·est.

consisting of or resembling steam.
full of or abounding in steam; emitting steam.
covered with or as if with condensed steam: a steamy bathroom mirror.
hot and humid.
Informal. passionate or erotic.

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Origin of steamy

First recorded in 1635–45; steam + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM steamy

steam·i·ly, adverbsteam·i·ness, noun

Words nearby steamy

steamtight, steam trap, steam turbine, steam up, steam whistle, steamy, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, steapsin, stear-, stearate, stearic
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Words related to steamy

muggy, humid, hazy, balmy, dirty, gaseous, steaming, vaporous, evaporating, clouded, fogged, lewd, pornographic, purple, sexy

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British Dictionary definitions for steamy

steamy
/ (ˈstiːmɪ) /

adjective steamier or steamiest

of, resembling, full of, or covered with steam
informal lustful or eroticsteamy nightlife

Derived forms of steamy

steamily, adverbsteaminess, noun
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