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Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry.

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  1. v. i. Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry.
  2. adj. excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness
  3. Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry. [R.] Evelyn.
  4. s excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness