steam´i|ness

steam´i|ness
steam|y «STEE mee», adjective, steam|i|er, steam|i|est.
1. of steam; like steam: »

a steamy vapor.

2. full of steam; giving off steam; rising in steam: »

a steamy room.

3. Figurative. passionate; intense: »

a steamy love affair. ... the steamy emotionalism of the fight (Ada Louise Huxtable).

steam´i|ly, adverb.
steam´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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