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Sweltry vs Sultry - What's the difference?

sweltry | sultry |

As adjectives the difference between sweltry and sultry

is that sweltry is suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry while sultry is (weather) hot and humid.

sweltry

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry.
    • (Evelyn)
    (Webster 1913)

    sultry

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * (hot and humid) muggy