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sweltry
[ swel-tree ]
/ ˈswɛl tri /
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adjective, swel·tri·er, swel·tri·est.
hot, sizzling, roasting; sweltering.
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Words nearby sweltry
swell front, swellhead, swelling, swelter, sweltering, sweltry, Swenson, swept, sweptback, swept volume, sweptwing
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How to use sweltry in a sentence
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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