steamy

steam +‎ -y

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiː.mi/

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• Rhymes: -iːmi

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, page 9:

     There is “lots of action and a lot of steamy stuff, lots of hot dudes”, Maas told Kelly Clarkson this month.

• steamily
• steaminess

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