Both Uses of
sultry
in
Hard Times
- It was among the leafy shadows of this retirement, in the long sultry summer days, that Mr. Harthouse began to prove the face which had set him wondering when he first saw it, and to try if it would change for him.†
Chpt 2.7
- It was a fine night: not moonlight, but sultry and fragrant.†
Chpt 2.8 *
Definition:
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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