vampy

Definition of vampynext

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Recent Examples of vampy Tucking her rich brunette locks behind her ears allowed for the vampy lip and diamond earrings to shine. Christina Perrier, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Hudson turned up the volume in a vampy red gown and Infinity stunned in a striking oxblood mermaid look from Louis Vuitton. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026 Paired with a septum piercing and a dark lip, last night’s choice points to a more vampy direction for the actress. Olivia Allen, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2026 Standouts include the vampy, campy room inspired by actress Trinidad Guevara and the sky-blue room that nods to both the national flag and the natural history painter Juan Manuel Blanes. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vampy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampy
Adjective
  • In an act of pure showmanship, Bolton has placed mannequins clothed in fleshlike skintight garments in a tall glass vitrine visible to museumgoers heading toward the medieval wing—a seductive preview that may help lure them away from Arms and Armor.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • For a destination so beloved for its beachfront exploits, a city center hotel that’s a car ride away from the sand may not seem immediately seductive.
    Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
  • After a sultry stretch, weather conditions in parts of the Midwest and East are about to get more refreshing for the final week of the astronomical spring season.
    Ben Noll, Washington Post, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • The results have often left me highly frustrated, but also have given me indescribable joy at the fact of having absorbed (although only partially, of course) some of the elusive beauty of those marvelous, magical, mysteriously alluring tongues.
    Douglas Hofstadter, Time, 30 June 2026
  • Those memories sent me looking for the world’s most alluring station hotels.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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“Vampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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