steamy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈstiː.mi/
Etymology
From steam + -y.
Meanings
-
Warm and humid; full of steam.
My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
- Resembling or characteristic of steam.
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(colloquial, figuratively) Erotic.
I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.
There is “lots of action and a lot of steamy stuff, lots of hot dudes”, Maas told Kelly Clarkson this month.
2024 February 17, Anna Nicolaou, quoting Sarah J. Maas, “‘Romantasy’ writer who could save publishing”, in FT Weekend (Opinion section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9:Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most steamy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more steamy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| steamiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| steamier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsteamy · steamily · steaminess
Translations (22)
fi kuuma (erotic) · grc ἀτμιδώδης (full of steam) · pl zmysłowy (erotic) · el ατμώδης (full of steam) · el αισθησιακός (erotic) · it fumante (full of steam) · es humeante (full of steam) · de heiß (erotic) · es fogoso (erotic) · bg наситен с пара (full of steam) · grc ἀτμώδης (full of steam) · el ομιχλώδης (full of steam) · it umido (full of steam) · bg еротичен (erotic) · it sensuale (erotic) · fi eroottinen (erotic) · fi huuruinen (full of steam) · bg парен (full of steam) · es apasionado (erotic) · es tórrido (erotic) · de dampfend (full of steam) · fi höyryinen (full of steam)