[
UK
/sˈʌltɹi/
]
[ US /ˈsəɫtɹi/ ]
[ US /ˈsəɫtɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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sexually exciting or gratifying
a sultry look
sensual excesses
a sultry dance -
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
the stifling atmosphere
the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
the summer was sultry and oppressive
How To Use sultry In A Sentence
- THE best clue to a new album comes from the sultry singer herself. The Sun
- More of this sultry heat is expected over the weekend as hot air over the near continent forces its way north. Times, Sunday Times
- The modern-meets-sultry pumps and flats in ornate silk patterns could be worn with a silk qipao, or form-fitting dress. The Bling Dynasty
- My mind travelled back to a hot sultry day in the little town.
- This talented five-piece pours a sweet and sultry mix of original torch melodies with a twist of crisp and snappy swing sounds.
- Her politically charged musings are set to a sultry jazz instrumental. The Sun
- Fans of her earlier work will be pleased to learn that her new songs retain her distinctive sultry vocal delivery. Times, Sunday Times
- The long period of hot, sultry, humid, rainless weather has finally broken this morning, with a long, rumbling storm.
- Well, the sultry-voiced songstress is back on the music scene as Frou Frou.
- He landed a modelling contract after his sultry police mugshot went viral in 2014. The Sun