sultrier

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sultrier - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sultry \Sul"try\ (s[u^]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. Sultrier
     (s[u^]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Sultriest.] [From
     Sweltry.]
     1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry
        deserts.
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              Such as, born beneath the burning sky
              And sultry sun, betwixt the tropics lie. --Dryden.
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     2. Very hot and humid, or hot, close, stagnant, and
        oppressive, as air.
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              When in the sultry glebe I faint,
              Or on the thirsty mountain plant.     --Addison.
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