adj. 闷热的；狂暴的；淫荡的 (sultry的变形)

Sultry \Sul"try\ (s[u^]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier}
(s[u^]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From
{Sweltry}.]
1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry
deserts.

Such as, born beneath the burning sky
And sultry sun, betwixt the tropics lie. --Dryden.

2. Very hot and humid, or hot, close, stagnant, and
oppressive, as air.

When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain plant. --Addison.