summerlike

adjective

Definition of summerlikenext
as in summery

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summerlike
  1. summery
  2. sweltering
  3. steamy
  4. humid
  5. muggy
  6. torrid
  7. damp
  8. sultry
Adjective
  • This summery eggplant recipe is a riff on Sicilian classic Pasta alla Norma — with no pasta.
    Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Not your typical coconut/sunscreen scent, but still so summery.
    Olivia Fleming & Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Jan. 2023
Definition of summery
Adjective
  • On a plane, the morning after the night before, on a sweltering hot summer’s day, or shortly after consuming a salty feast… all scenarios commonly associated with the dreaded puffy face.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Bill and his 22-year-old son, Scott, were 30 minutes into a five-hour drive from rural Connecticut to South Jersey and already parked on I-84 West in a traffic jam on a sweltering August 1978 weekend.
    Bill Keenan, airmail.news, 17 Feb. 2024
Definition of sweltering
Adjective
  • Following a steamy hammam session, the Maison Caulières spa — the first to open in France — will blissfully reset both the mind and body.
    Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Expand All In March 2012, a mother came to the Key Biscayne Police Department with her 14-year-old daughter, who had been sent steamy love letters from a grown man — Oscar Olea, her 26-year-old gymnastics coach.
    Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of steamy
Adjective
  • Plates heaped with rice and aromatic curries showcase the island’s culinary riches, while orange king coconuts are cracked open and offered as a sweet, refreshing balm to the humid heat.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Don't store garland in humid areas either, to prevent mildew, mold, or odor.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of humid
Adjective
  • Everything's hot and muggy, and there's voodoo and magic and booze and music permeating the air.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Some spots in the desert Southwest were expecting temperatures topping 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius), and hot, muggy conditions also permeated the Deep South and Middle Atlantic.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
Definition of muggy
Adjective
  • And playing this torrid Knights squad will be no easy task.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The Argentina international has endured a torrid five months, but in truth his problems go back much further than that.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of torrid
Adjective
  • In the case of the disaster that is now unfolding, the unusually dry conditions played a crucial role in setting the stage for extreme wildfires; a similarly powerful windstorm in Pasadena in December 2011 was preceded by a damp November, helping to prevent any significant fires.
    Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • To prepare, mushrooms should be cleaned with a soft brush or slightly damp paper towel, per the USDA.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of damp
Adjective
  • In one, a lithe taxi dancer in a blue dress offers a glance equal parts sultry and weary.
    Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Back to Moravia — and his gift for physical description: The courtyard lay deserted in the bleak, subdued twilight of a sultry day.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of sultry
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