unsteamy

adj

Etymology

From un- + steamy.

  1. derived from *dʰewh₂-
  2. inherited from *staumaz
  3. inherited from stēam
  4. inherited from steem
  5. suffixed as steamy — “steam + y
  6. prefixed as unsteamy — “un + steamy

Definitions

  1. Not steamy.

    • Why would any club bother to flag such unsteamy fiction?
    • Pick an unsteamy moment to bring up your virginity, says Kuriansky. "Try, 'I feel nervous to say this, but I'm not as experienced as you might think.'"
    • Perhaps Meg was having a bath. No sounds of tanks refilled. The bathroom was cold, unsteamy; the porcelain innocent of a drop of water.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA