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sultriness

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sultriness [′səl·trē·nəs]
(meteorology)
An oppressively uncomfortable state of the weather which results from the simultaneous occurrence of high temperature and high humidity, and often enhanced by calm air and cloudiness.


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All was fresh and beautiful after the sultriness of the desert, and the sunshine and sweet, crisp air were delightful to the wanderers.
Still that breathing silence, which marks the drowsy sultriness of an American landscape in July, pervaded the secluded spot, interrupted only by the low voices of the men, the occasional and lazy tap of a woodpecker, the discordant cry of some gaudy jay, or a swelling on the ear, from the dull roar of a distant waterfall.
The fog of sultriness still hung over the city, but ahead lay a fresh world of ruffled waters, and distant promontories with light-houses in the sun.
 
 
 
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