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sultry: Meaning and Definition of
sul•try
Pronunciation: (sul'trē), [key] — -tri•er, -tri•est.
- oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day.
- oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun.
- characterized by or associated with sweltering heat: sultry work in the fields.
- characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.