<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>sultrier, sultriest: oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering (e.g., a sultry day)</li><li>emitting great heat; oppressively hot (e.g., the sultry sun)</li><li>characterized by or associated with sweltering heat (e.g., sultry work in the fields)</li><li>characterized by or arousing passion (e.g., sultry eyes)</li></ul>