swelteringly

In stifling heat

Swelteringly describes doing something in an oppressively hot manner, or characterizes conditions of suffocating heat: a swelteringly humid afternoon, swelteringly hot inside the warehouse.

The adverb intensifies descriptions of heat that feels heavy and draining.

humid

muggy

Unpleasantly warm and humid

damp · moist · sultry · tropical · oppressive · suffocating · stifling · perspiration · dripping · airless

scorching

blistering

Extremely intense or severe

  • searingBrowning with intense heat
  • torridExtremely hot or passionate
  • broilingExtremely hot, or oven-top cooking

roasting · blazing · burning · fiery · sizzling · parching · infernal · unbearably · oppressively · intensely

Opposites
temperature intensity

swelteringlyfreezingly

Extremely cold manner

icily · glacially · frigidly · frostily · chillingly

Phrases
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G