5
sticky(adjective, moist, close, hot, tight)
5
sulfurous
5
tropical(adjective, warm, hot, heat, damp)
4
smothering(noun, verb, hot, oppressive, sticky)
4
baking(adjective, hot, heat, scorching, sweltering)
4
broiling(adjective, hot, scorching, sweltering, roasting)
4
choking
4
quashing(noun, verb)
4
quenching(noun, verb)
4
squelching(noun, verb)
4
strangling
4
sulphurous
3
blistering(adjective, hot, scorching, sweltering, roasting)
3
boiling(adjective, hot, scorching, damp, sweltering)
3
curbing(verb, de-motivating)
3
dampening(verb, de-motivating)
3
gloomy
3
inhibiting
3
repression
3
roasting(adjective, hot, scorching, boiling, muggy)
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