steamy
pronunciation
How to pronounce steamy in British English:
UK [ˈsti:mi]
How to pronounce steamy in American English:
US [ˈstimi]
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- Adjective:
- hot or warm and humid
Word Origin
- steamy (adj.)
- 1640s, "vaporous, misty, abounding in steam," from steam + -y (2); in the sense of "erotic, sexy," it is first recorded 1952. Related: Steamily; steaminess.
Example
- 1. Avoid hot tubs and steamy baths .
- 2. Her funeral was held on a steamy july day .
- 3. David beckham and posh spice stunned their fans with steamy photos .
- 4. The episode has made everyone involved in nigeria 's steamy politics twitchy .
- 5. A steamy romance novel : forbidden love .