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steamy

2 syllables · also steamier, steamiest
adjective
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As an adjective, steamy means warm and humid.

Meanings of steamy

5 meanings

adjective

  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. slangErotic.

    “Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts.”

    “I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.”

  4. Filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

    “a steaming kettle”

    “steamy towels”

    Similar: steaming

  5. Feeling great sexual desire

    “feeling horny”

    Similar: aroused, horny, randy, ruttish, turned on

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for steamy →
adjective: filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vap…
steaming
adjective: hot or warm and humid
muggysticky
adjective: feeling great sexual desire
arousedhornyrandyruttishturned on

Words that rhyme with steamy

dreamycreamyseamy

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