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
But their terrific new Some Like It Hot is even cockier, steamier, more insistent — one of the year’s kickiest indie-rock thrillers.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Maybe people will skip the race bit altogether and it will be framed as a steamy, New York summer romance between an artist and a wayward priest.
—Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Take the quiz here … ‘YACHT’ IN THE ACT – Former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau caught in steamy embrace with pop star.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Season 2 of The Hunting Wives looks pretty steamy… at least according to Saturday Night Live‘s parody.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Maybe people will skip the race bit altogether and it will be framed as a steamy, New York summer romance between an artist and a wayward priest.
—Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Take the quiz here … ‘YACHT’ IN THE ACT – Former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau caught in steamy embrace with pop star.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Season 2 of The Hunting Wives looks pretty steamy… at least according to Saturday Night Live‘s parody.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for steamy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamy
Adjective
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What does the sexiest man alive—according to People magazine, at least—wear on his wrist?—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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On apps like Quinn and Dipsea (among a growing number of others), people can listen to spicy, sexy, smutty stories all day long.—
Jodi McAlister,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Though she was lambasted at the time, the erotic drama has enjoyed a critical reappraisal in recent years, with fans celebrating Berkley's kinetic turn.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Further titles on its slate include erotic thriller Blurred, starring Alex Pettyfer and Guy Pearce; YA adventure The Queen’s Jewels, starring Carson Rowland, Katherine McNamara and Michael Evans Behling; and Bulgarian horror Samodiva, featuring Jack Parr, Sophie Craig and Richard Brake.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Steamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamy. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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