as in sexy
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
a steamy scene that earned the movie an R rating
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Recent Examples of steamy
And there’s plenty of steamy partial shift werewolf scenes to get readers howling at the moon.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Iron Mountain Hot Springs has pools perched on the banks of the Colorado River, including an adults-only section, or soak in Glenwood Hot Springs Resort’s steamy outdoor pool.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The duo has the steamiest water clinch that doesn't end in a kiss in TV history.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The pair was first spotted on a steamy Palm Beach, Fla., getaway in March.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Iron Mountain Hot Springs has pools perched on the banks of the Colorado River, including an adults-only section, or soak in Glenwood Hot Springs Resort’s steamy outdoor pool.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The duo has the steamiest water clinch that doesn't end in a kiss in TV history.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The pair was first spotted on a steamy Palm Beach, Fla., getaway in March.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamy
Adjective
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And, depending on each event’s everyday price, some of the $25 deals wind up being sexier than others.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
20 May 2025
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The narrative is sexier than the truth in this case.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Chen moved onto other roles, including director Oliver Stone's 1993 film Heaven and Earth and Lee's 2007 erotic drama Lust, Caution.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920 by Manisha Sinha Andrew Delbanco The Connoisseur of Desire F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great theme of erotic anticipation is never more alive than in the longings of Jay Gatsby.—
Rachel Nolan,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2025
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“Steamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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