SuLtRy
"The noon it was sultry---the
balls flew so hot"
This word is
defined as oppressively hot and humid or burning hot. In the folk song,
the word sultry was used because a combination of the hot summer weather
and the artillery being fired caused a high degree in temperature.
(Webster's Third New
International Dictionary,
3rd Edition, 1986)
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