swel|try

swel|try
swel|try «SWEHL tree», adjective.
oppressively hot; sweltering; sultry: »

The fierce heat of the sun had rendered the atmosphere sweltry and oppressive (Blackwood's Magazine).

[< swelter + -y1. See related etym. at sultry. (Cf.sultry)]

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  • swel — swel·ter·ing·ly; swel·try; swel·ter; …   English syllables

  • try — ac·e·tom·e·try; ac·i·dim·e·try; acou·me·try; ac·ti·no·chem·is·try; al·co·hol·om·e·try; alec·try·o·man·cy; alec·try·on; al·gom·e·try; al·ka·lim·e·try; al·ka·lom·e·try; al·lom·e·try; al·tim·e·try; am·per·om·e·try; an·ces·try; an·e·mom·e·try;… …   English syllables

  • sweltry — swel·try …   English syllables

  • Sweltry — Swel try, a. [See {Swelter}, {Swelt}, v. i., and cf. {Sultry}.] Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry. [R.] Evelyn. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

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