steamy

steamy

English

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English steam
English -y
English steamy

    From steam + -y.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈstiː.mi/
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    • Rhymes: -iːmi

    Adjective

    steamy (comparative steamier or more steamy, superlative steamiest or most steamy)

    1. Warm and humid; full of steam.
      My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
    2. Resembling or characteristic of steam.
    3. (colloquial, figurative) Erotic.
      Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts.
      I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.
      • 2024 February 17, Anna Nicolaou, quoting Sarah J. Maas, “‘Romantasy’ writer who could save publishing”, in FT Weekend (Opinion section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9:
        There is “lots of action and a lot of steamy stuff, lots of hot dudes”, Maas told Kelly Clarkson this month.

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