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Sultry vs Steamy - What's the difference?

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Sultry is a related term of steamy.


As adjectives the difference between sultry and steamy

is that sultry is (weather) hot and humid while steamy is warm and humid; full of steam.

sultry

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (weather) hot and humid
  • very hot and dry; torrid
  • sexually enthralling

    • Synonyms

    * (hot and humid) muggy

    steamy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • warm and humid; full of steam
    • My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
  • (slang) erotic
    • Her latest novel was very steamy , but still managed to top the charts.
    I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.

    Derived terms

    * steaminess

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