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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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