sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
Used in a Sentence
sultry
How to use sultry in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sultry.
Editorial note
Amused and lightly impressed/aroused Thank you masculine yet sultry voice
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Quick take
sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sultry gathered in one view.
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sultry.
adjective
sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
See also: sensual
adjective
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
See also: stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous
Example sentences
Amused and lightly impressed/aroused Thank you masculine yet sultry voice
It's actually more pleasant than the 100+ degree sultry summer weather ...
RMS is not looking particularly sultry in those photos.
I reckon its purpose is to solicit sultry conversation.
When you pay a 19yr old model to stand there looking cool with a sultry look on her face, thats not advertising, its manipulation.
It's actually more pleasant than the 100+ degree sultry summer weather ...Northern California doesn't have that problem either.
My only excuse is that there is a heatwave in Toronto at the moment and my brain is malfunctioning in the afternoon's sultry, oppressive heat.
In Arabic, the sun is feminine and the moon is masculine; quite the opposite of its sultry huntress associations in the Greco-Roman world!
To know that such a devestating bomb was handled by a sultry, shirtless youngster, in a shed on a small island in the Pacific...Consider this: even if that "youngster" wasn't filtered out from his contemporaries due to his skills or character, he still came from a generation that was engaged in a war that had taken the lives of friends, family and neighbors.
Proper noun examples
"Sultry winters, he said, do not usually develop into sultry summers.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sultry in a sentence?
Amused and lightly impressed/aroused Thank you masculine yet sultry voice
What does sultry mean?
sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"
What part of speech is sultry?
sultry is commonly used as adjective.