steamy

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English

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Etymology

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From steam +‎ -y.

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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.

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