The Only Use of
sultry
in
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- Her beams bemocked the sultry main,
Like April hoar-frost spread;
But where the ship's huge shadow lay,
The charmed water burnt alway
A still and awful red.sultry = expressing or arousing sensual desire
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