sultrily
Definition
Adverb: * In a manner that is oppressively hot and humid. * In a manner that suggests or expresses passionate, sensual, or seductive qualities.
Usage
The adverb "sultrily" is used to modify a verb, describing how an action is performed. It most commonly describes a way of speaking, moving, or looking that is slow, deliberate, and suggestive of passion or sensuality. It can also describe weather conditions in a literary or descriptive way.
Examples
- She whispered sultrily into the microphone, captivating the entire audience.
- The air hung sultrily over the swamp, thick with moisture and heat.
- He looked at her sultrily from across the crowded room.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Atmosphere: Used in literature to create a mood of oppressive heat or sensual tension.
- The night was sultrily still, without a breath of wind.
- Character Portrayal: Often used to describe a character's deliberate and seductive demeanor.
- The detective in the noir film always spoke sultrily to the femme fatale.
Variants and Related Words
- Sultry (adjective): The base form.
- sultry weather, a sultry voice, a sultry look
- Sultriness (noun): The quality or state of being sultry.
- the sultriness of the summer night
Synonyms
- Sensually: In a manner relating to physical pleasure or the senses.
- Seductively: In a manner intended to attract or tempt someone.
- Voluptuously: In a manner suggesting luxurious pleasure and sensual enjoyment.
- Oppressively (for the weather-related meaning): In a manner that is uncomfortably heavy or overwhelming.
Antonyms
- Frigidly: In a very cold or unfeeling manner.
- Chastely: In a manner that is pure, modest, or abstains from sexual activity.
- Briskly: In an active, quick, or energetic manner.
Adverb
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in a sultry and sensual manner
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the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables
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