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sweltery

sweltery adjective: sweltering, sultry.

Adjective

sweltery

  1. Sweltering, sultry.

Forms of sweltery

alternative formsweltry

Origin of sweltery

From swelter + -y.

Questions about sweltery

What does sweltery mean?
Sweltery means sweltering, sultry.
What part of speech is sweltery?
Sweltery is an adjective.

Words near sweltery in the dictionary

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

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