sweltry

[ swel-tree ]

adjective

, swel·tri·er, swel·tri·est.

1. hot, sizzling, roasting; sweltering.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweltry¹

1570–80; swelt(e)r + -y ¹; sultry

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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