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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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