Both Uses of
sultry
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- The night was so very sultry, that although they sat with doors and windows open, they were overpowered by heat.†
Chpt 2.6 *
- Whether or no, the mender of roads ran, on the sultry morning, as if for his life, down the hill, knee-high in dust, and never stopped till he got to the fountain.†
Chpt 2.9
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