adj, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Warm and humid; full of steam.

   "My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room."

2. 2
   Resembling or characteristic of steam.
3. 3
   Erotic. colloquial, figuratively

   "Her latest novel was very steamy, but still managed to top the charts."

Adjective

1. 1
   feeling great sexual desire wordnet
2. 2
   hot or warm and humid wordnet
3. 3
   filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

steamingwetablazeaerialaerodynamicaerostatic

Example

More examples

"Sami and Layla had a steamy affair."

Etymology

From steam + -y.

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