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sultry

English

Etymology

From sulter (verb (obsolete), a variant of swelter) +? -y; compare sweltry.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?lt?i/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?lt?i/, /?s?l-/
  • Hyphenation: sul?try

Adjective

sultry (comparative sultrier, superlative sultriest)

  1. (weather) Hot and humid. [from late 16th c.]
  2. (weather) Very hot and dry; torrid.
  3. (figuratively) Sexually enthralling.

Alternative forms

  • sultrie (obsolete)

Synonyms

  • (hot and humid): close, muggy

Translations

Anagrams

  • rustly

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raunchy

English

Etymology

Origin unknown (according to the American Heritage Dictionary).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????nt?i/
  • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /????nt?i/
  • Rhymes: -??nt?i, -??nt?i

Adjective

raunchy (comparative raunchier, superlative raunchiest)

  1. Smutty; indecent.
  2. Lecherous.
  3. Sexually seductive.
  4. Very low-class; inferior; inadequate. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  5. With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:obscene

Translations

Derived terms

  • raunch

Anagrams

  • unchary

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