Overview of adj sultry
The adj sultry has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sensual, sultry -- (sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance")
2. (1) sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous -- (characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm")
3. torrid, sultry -- (burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert")
Antonyms of adj sultry
3 senses of sultry
Sense 1
sensual, sultry
INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold
Sense 2
sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous
INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold
Sense 3
torrid, sultry
INDIRECT (VIA hot) -> cold
Similarity of adj sultry
3 senses of sultry
Sense 1
sensual, sultry
=> hot (vs. cold)
Sense 2
sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous
=> hot (vs. cold)
Sense 3
torrid, sultry
=> hot (vs. cold)
Attributes of adj sultry
Familiarity of adj sultry
sultry used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj sultry
sultry
Overview of adj sultry
The adj sultry has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sensual, sultry -- (sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance")
2. (1) sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous -- (characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm")
3. torrid, sultry -- (burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert")
sultry definition
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