sultry
adjective
[ ˈsʌltri ]
• (of the air or weather) hot and humid.
• "the sultry late summer weather had brought swarms of insects"
Similar:
humid,
close,
airless,
stuffy,
stifling,
suffocating,
oppressive,
muggy,
sticky,
sweltering,
tropical,
torrid,
steamy,
heavy,
hot,
warm,
boiling,
roasting,
claggy,
• (of a person, especially a woman) attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature.
• "a sultry French au pair"
Similar:
passionate,
attractive,
sensual,
sexy,
voluptuous,
luscious,
erotic,
seductive,
provocative,
alluring,
tempting,
Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete sulter ‘swelter’.
