Sultry: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Sultry adjective. Of weather, hot, heavy and humid, with the air close and still.
How to say it
SUL-tree/ˈsʌltri/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (SUL).
Meanings
- Of weather, hot, heavy and humid, with the air close and still.
- Attractive in a smouldering, passionate way.
Sultry in a sentence
The sultry afternoon pressed down on the town until even the dogs lay flat.
She sang in a low, sultry voice that silenced the whole bar.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- humid
- sweltering
- close
- steamy
Opposite:
- cool
- fresh
Where sultry comes from
From the old verb sulter, a form of swelter.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
She sang in a low, _____ voice that silenced the whole bar.
- dormant
- tempestuous
- sultry
Show the answer
sultry: She sang in a low, sultry voice that silenced the whole bar.