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steamy

[stee-mee] / ˈsti mi /
ADJECTIVE
giving off vapors
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ADJECTIVE
misty
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Antonyms
STRONGEST
ADJECTIVE
erotic
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"GOAT" moved ahead of steamy literary adaptation "Wuthering Heights," which earned $14.2 million in its second week of release, according to Exhibitor Relations.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Every Saturday, Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung plates as many as 20,000 of its delicate, steamy dumplings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

That championship was played in steamy August, another contributing factor to the layout feeling unfamiliar.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

Over almost 18 million years, the mostly steamy climate gradually cooled and carbon dioxide levels declined from an early high.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

When I was a little kid that used to make me laugh, and she would ham it up by letting them get as steamy as possible and then pretending she couldn’t see me.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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