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sulphuric acid
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sultry
sultry [ súltri ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. hot and damp: oppressively hot and damp
2. sensual: giving a suggestion of underlying passion and sensuality
[Late 16th century. < obsolete sulter 'swelter'. Origin ?]

sultrily adverb
sultriness noun
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