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sweltersome

sweltersome adjective: characterised or marked by sweltering; overpoweringly hot.

Adjective

sweltersome (comparative more sweltersome, superlative most sweltersome)

  1. Characterised or marked by sweltering; overpoweringly hot
    • “Sister, where you bound on such a hot, hot, sweltersome night?” you asked.2015, Ellen Datlow, Best Horror of the Year - Volume 7

Forms of sweltersome

comparativemore sweltersome
superlativemost sweltersome

Origin of sweltersome

From swelter + -some.

Questions about sweltersome

What does sweltersome mean?
Sweltersome means characterised or marked by sweltering; overpoweringly hot.
What part of speech is sweltersome?
Sweltersome is an adjective.

Words near sweltersome in the dictionary

  1. sweltered
  2. sweltering
  3. swelteringly
  4. swelterings
  5. swelters
  6. sweltersome
  7. sweltery
  8. swelting
  9. sweltry
  10. swelts
  11. swen

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