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étouffant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • muggy adj Humid, or hot and humid.
  • stifling adj Oppressively hot, airless, or restrictive.
  • stuffy adjective Lacking fresh air; poorly ventilated and uncomfortably warm.
  • sultry adjective Hot and humid, with heavy, still air.
  • sweltering adj Uncomfortably hot and humid.

Senses

étouffant is used for these senses in English:

  • stifling That stifles.
  • stuffy Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
  • sultry (weather) Hot and humid; sweltering. [from late 16th c.]
  • sweltering (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky

muggy — full definition

  1. adj Humid, or hot and humid.
  2. adj Wet or mouldy.

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