steamy

[ stee-mee ]

adjective

, steam·i·er, steam·i·est.

1. consisting of or resembling steam.
2. full of or abounding in steam; emitting steam.
3. covered with or as if with condensed steam:

   a steamy bathroom mirror.

4. hot and humid.
5. Informal. passionate or erotic.

steamy

/ ˈstiːmɪ /

adjective

1. of, resembling, full of, or covered with steam
2. informal.
   lustful or erotic

   steamy nightlife

Derived Forms

• ˈsteaminess, noun
• ˈsteamily, adverb

Other Words From

• steami·ly adverb
• steami·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of steamy¹

First recorded in 1635–45; steam + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued throughout the region as a cold front mixed with steamy air lodged over the Washington area, triggering multiple thunderstorms.

From Washington Post

A slow-moving but strong cold front running into steamy air lodged over the Washington region will act as the trigger for multiple rounds of showers and storms Thursday afternoon and evening.

From Washington Post

High humidity makes it feel even steamier and fuels the afternoon thunderstorms that roll in.

From Washington Post

There are sweeping gestures, bountiful sexual tension and a steamy scene over the Manhattan Bridge that succeeds at making a subway ride romantic.

From Time

Ella’s steamy, verdant Thailand shifts to the cold, slate gray rain of Elena’s Paris.

From Washington Post

Zilch, what with Showtime's other steamy sex-heavy drama, The Affair, stealing its thunder.

From The Daily Beast

This is nudity as lifestyle, health, openness — not seamy or steamy.

From The Daily Beast

We were careful with how we dealt with suspected patients and what we did with our primitive coverings, it was steamy.

From The Daily Beast

The packed church had grown steamy with the approach of a summer storm.

From The Daily Beast

The trailer was too sappy to go with my friends and the poster was too steamy to go with my parents.

From The Daily Beast

This steamy heat is the very deuce to work in, and I'll be glad of the lay-off on Sunday.

From Project Gutenberg

Even the West-end was hot and steamy on that broiling August day.

From Project Gutenberg

A mouth ripped apart on the skull, and the chest began to move with a wet steamy sound in irregular gasps.

From Project Gutenberg

After the noise and steamy heat of the dining-room, this was an example our two friends were not sorry to follow.

From Project Gutenberg

Merry saw how the thing was done one steamy hot day at Palembang, and he saw quite stark and plain.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• balmy
• hazy
• humid
• muggy