Synonyms for sultry
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Hot and humid; sweltering.
- adj. 2
Emitting great heat.
- adj. 3
Sexually enthralling.
Related words
- Word family
- sultrily
Example sentences
- moist I baked a cake, and it came out fluffy and moist.
- oppressive An oppressive feeling attacked me around the chest.
- muggy It was too muggy for me to get to sleep last night.
- sensual The sensual delights of the body haunt my dreams.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sultry | rising | |
| moist | falling | |
| oppressive | rising | |
| muggy | rising | |
| sensual | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hot1
- 5 letters
- close1, moist1, muggy2
- 6 letters
- sticky2, torrid2
- 7 letters
- sensual3, airless2
- 8 letters
- stifling2
- 9 letters
- sulfurous
- 10 letters
- oppressive3, sulphurous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (muggy2 = 2 syllables).