The blue of the sky seemed clearer and more flawless than it had ever seemed before, in contrast with the depressing sultriness of the morning, and even the sun, shining down without the thinnest veil to lessen its fiery strength, seemed to look with a less unfriendly eye than usual.
"In the Musgrave Ranges"
Jim Bushman
An atmosphere of unbearable sultriness oppresses the earth.
"The Silent Mill"
Hermann Sudermann
The curtains were oppressive, and through the blinds a kind of desert cyclone blew; but they took no notice, the sultriness suited their mood.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann