sultrily

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sul·try

(sŭl′trē)

adj. sul·tri·er, sul·tri·est

a. Very humid and hot: sultry July weather.

b. Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert.

a. Expressing sexual desire: a sultry look.

b. Arousing sexual desire: a sultry dance.

[From obsolete sulter, to swelter, possibly alteration of swelter.]

sul′tri·ly adv.

sul′tri·ness n.

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sultrily - in a sultry and sensual manner; "the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables"

sensually

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