- sultry sul·try adj
- ['sʌltrɪ]
(weather) afoso (-a), opprimente, (woman, character) ardente, sensuale
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
sultry sul·try adj
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sultry — sul•try [[t]ˈsʌl tri[/t]] adj. tri•er, tri•est 1) oppressively hot and close or humid; sweltering: a sultry day[/ex] 2) oppressively hot; emitting great heat: the sultry sun[/ex] 3) characterized by or arousing passion: sultry eyes[/ex] •… … From formal English to slang
sultry — sul|try [ˈsʌltri] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: sulter to be uncomfortably hot (16 17 centuries), from swelter] 1.) weather that is sultry is hot with air that feels wet = ↑humid ▪ a hot and sultry day ▪ Since the rain, the air had become heavy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
