sweltry
[ swel-tree ]
/ ˈswɛl tri /
adjective, swel·tri·er, swel·tri·est.
hot, sizzling, roasting; sweltering.
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Words nearby sweltry
swellfish, swellhead, swelling, swelter, sweltering, sweltry, swenson, swept, swept volume, sweptback, sweptwing
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I'll be as faithful as thou art fair, and stick as close unto thee as my shirt does to my back on a sweltry sweating day.
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