"sweltersome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sweltersome [comparative], most sweltersome [superlative]
Etymology: From swelter + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swelter|some}} swelter + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} sweltersome (comparative more sweltersome, superlative most sweltersome)
  1. Characterised or marked by sweltering; overpoweringly hot
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