sweltry
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sweltry
Example Sentences
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At last they came out of the sweltry dining-halls into the fresh evening of Lilar, into the open air and freedom.
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The day was intensely hot, and at that early hour the fierce fire of the sun had rendered the atmosphere sweltry and oppressive.
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O horrible those sweltry places are, Where the sun comes so close, it makes the earth Burn in a frenzy of breeding,—smoke and flame Of lives burning up from agoniz'd loam!
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