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 steamy scenes don’t always resemble the eroticism of cinema past.
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Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The White Lotus Season 3 also looks fantastic, with a rather steamy first trailer to whet our appetites.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The series blends together fantasy and romance, which means readers get to enjoy both steamy scenes and dragon riding.
—Rebecca Scofield / Made By History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
After each fight, a film tells a history: steamy Aztec jungles, pueblas and markets, scenes of battle and revolution, all building toward a futuristic cityscape meant to show what Mexico could become.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The White Lotus Season 3 also looks fantastic, with a rather steamy first trailer to whet our appetites.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The series blends together fantasy and romance, which means readers get to enjoy both steamy scenes and dragon riding.
—Rebecca Scofield / Made By History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
After each fight, a film tells a history: steamy Aztec jungles, pueblas and markets, scenes of battle and revolution, all building toward a futuristic cityscape meant to show what Mexico could become.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Steamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamy. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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