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sultry
sul·try [ súltree ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. hot and damp: oppressively hot and damp
2. sensual: giving a suggestion of underlying passion and sensuality
[Late 16th century. < obsolete sulter "swelter." Origin ?]

sul·tri·ly adverb
sul·tri·ness noun
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