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steamy

[ stee-mee ]

adjective

steamier, steamiest.
  1. consisting of or resembling steam.
  2. full of or abounding in steam; emitting steam.
  3. covered with or as if with condensed steam:

    a steamy bathroom mirror.

  4. hot and humid.
  5. Informal. passionate or erotic.


steamy

/ ˈپːɪ /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, full of, or covered with steam
  2. informal.
    lustful or erotic

    steamy nightlife

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ𲹳Ա, noun
  • ˈٱ𲹳, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٱ𲹳i· adverb
  • ٱ𲹳i·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of steamy1

First recorded in 1635–45; steam + -y 1
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Guiraudie celebrates the frivolity of a steamy glance or a leering gaze, and “Misericordia” is no different, which is precisely why it’s such an exciting venture in the realm of contemporary queer filmmaking.

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Over almost 18 million years, the mostly steamy climate gradually cooled and carbon dioxide levels declined from an early high.

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Onyx Storm is the third novel in Yarros's Empyrean series, set in a world of dragons, magic, warfare and steamy romance.

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The film is plenty steamy, but its core is about control — how we exert it, who we surrender it to and how it both limits and expands who we think are.

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It’s a microcosm of the world and its vices, and not only because the sounds of several languages permeate the steamy premises.

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