adjective
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of, resembling, full of, or covered with steam
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informal lustful or erotic
steamy nightlife
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"GOAT" moved ahead of steamy literary adaptation "Wuthering Heights," which earned $14.2 million in its second week of release, according to Exhibitor Relations.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Every Saturday, Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung plates as many as 20,000 of its delicate, steamy dumplings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
Outside, where it was hot and steamy by mid-morning, several sun-blasted day laborers said they appreciated the support.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2025
That championship was played in steamy August, another contributing factor to the layout feeling unfamiliar.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
When I scrunched under the desk, I could feel immediately that the air there was kind of heavy and steamy, and that I was going to start sweating pretty quickly—which I did.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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