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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Such as, born beneath the burning sky And sultry sun, betwixt the tropics lie. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Very hot and humid, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air. [1913 Webster] When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain plant. --Addison. [1913 Webster]