All 3 Uses of
sultry
in
Moby Dick
- It was a cloudy, sultry afternoon; the seamen were lazily lounging about the decks, or vacantly gazing over into the lead-coloured waters.
Chpt 46-48 *sultry = hot and humid
- Bare-headed in the sultry sun, Ahab stood on the bowsprit, and with one hand pushed far behind in readiness to wave his orders to the helmsman, cast his eager glance in the direction indicated aloft by the outstretched motionless arm of Daggoo.†
Chpt 58-60
- The next day was exceedingly still and sultry, and with nothing special to engage them, the Pequod's crew could hardly resist the spell of sleep induced by such a vacant sea.†
Chpt 61-63 *
Definitions:
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(sultry as in: a sultry afternoon) hot and humid
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(sultry as in: a sultry voice) expressing or arousing sensual desire -- especially in reference to a woman's appearance or voice