'Sultrier' definitions:

Definition of 'Sultrier'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]