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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") 
 
  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") 



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