The Only Use of
sultry
in
Brave New World
- And in effect the sultry darkness into which the students now followed him was visible and crimson, like the darkness of closed eyes on a summer's afternoon.
p. 11.3sultry = hot and humid
Definitions:
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(1)
(sultry as in: a sultry afternoon) hot and humid
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(2)
(sultry as in: a sultry voice) expressing or arousing sensual desire -- especially in reference to a woman's appearance or voice