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
Taking hot showers A steamy shower might feel great, but the aftermath probably won’t.
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Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 14 May 2026
For the first time in Bridgerton history, two consecutive seasons of the steamy period drama will premiere in two consecutive calendar years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
This series, which started streaming Wednesday and is based on a collection of romance books written by Elle Kennedy, follows the steamy love lives of members of a college hockey team.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Like her potboilers, Little Women was written for money—but unlike her steamier works, it was published under her own name.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for steamy
Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 14 May 2026
For the first time in Bridgerton history, two consecutive seasons of the steamy period drama will premiere in two consecutive calendar years.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
This series, which started streaming Wednesday and is based on a collection of romance books written by Elle Kennedy, follows the steamy love lives of members of a college hockey team.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Like her potboilers, Little Women was written for money—but unlike her steamier works, it was published under her own name.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for steamy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamy
Adjective
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The king-size island bed in the middle of the room is a sexy touch, as is the hot tub on the terrace.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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There’s a vulnerability to being touched by something, to finding something sexy or scary, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is filled with a wry but immense compassion for its heroine and her habit of holding up concepts to ward off her own reactions.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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There are two teenage boys in the film, Haruki (Waku Kawaguchi) and Keita (Kiyora Fuiwara), whose inchoate erotic feelings for one another, a love that can still barely say its name in provincial Japan, forms a subplot here.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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In film, Lauren Miller Rogen’s Babies starring Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen is in post, as is Ellie Foumbi’s erotic thriller Fleur starring Halle Berry.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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“Steamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamy. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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