adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Causing one to feel overcome with heat; oppressively hot; stifling. Yorkshire, not-comparable
2. 2
   Of a person: Oppressed or stifled by the heat. Yorkshire, not-comparable
3. 3
   Of fog, etc.: drifting. Yorkshire, not-comparable, obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

swelter

Etymology

Adjective sense 1 and adjective sense 2 can be compared to mafted (adjective), and adjective sense 3 to maft (verb).

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