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View definitions for oppressive heat

oppressive heat

noun as in red heat

noun as in white heat

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I had once to travel along twelve leagues of this wearisome road, under the most oppressive heat of the sun.

Oppressive heat, dust, thirst, and the weight of heavy equipment slowed the step and caused considerable straggling.

I hope you did not suffer so severely as we did from the arctic cold that rushed in after the oppressive heat.

It was a brilliant day, the Southern sun struck with semi-tropical fervour, the air was soft and sleepy in the oppressive heat.

I know what it is to stack hay under a sultry and oppressive heat.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to oppressive heat, such as: sweltering heat, torrid heat, and tropical heat.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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