sultry
adjective
oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering.
sultriness
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a word derived from
sultry.
Example Sentences
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"I'd say it's a desert aesthetic with a soul vocal. Like a Tarantino soundtrack or a Nancy Sinatra album – the twang of the guitars, the sultriness of the production."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Wrapped in moisture-laden air, we seemed to experience moments of surpassing sultriness, sensations that may have seemed surprising for all our experience of Washington in the summer.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
But about halfway through, they came into their own both as a group and individuals, their personalities surfacing: Ms. Bachman’s sultriness, Ms. Hashimoto’s vigilance, Ms. Poletti’s playfulness, Ms. Ratsifandrihana’s defiance.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2019
The jazzy seven-member band, led by Gerald Sternbach at the piano, provides sultriness or drive, as suits the occasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
The sun of early August was tempered by a light breeze that removed any suspicion of sultriness.
From The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret by Margaret Penrose
