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sultry
adjective
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Divide sultry into syllables:

sul · try

How to pronounce sultry:

Definition of sultry:

sultry (adjective):
very hot and humid sweltering
sexually exciting or gratifying.
(of weather or climate) very hot and humid

Synonyms for sultry:

close
damp
hot
humid
moist
muggy
oppressive
steamy
sticky
stifling
stuffy
subtropical
sweltering
tropic
tropical
wet

Antonyms for sultry:

airy
algid
anhydrous
apathetic
arctic
arid
atmospheric
biting
bitter
bitterly cold
blasting
blowy
bone-chilling
bone-dry
borean
breezy
brumal
calm
chill
chilled
chilling
chilly
clear
cold
coldish
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