sulfurous English

Meaning sulfurous meaning

What does sulfurous mean?

sulfurous

— adjective of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

— adjective (= sultry, stifling) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity the summer was sultry and oppressive the stifling atmosphere the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm

— adjective (= acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, vitriolic) harsh or corrosive in tone an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose a barrage of acid comments her acrid remarks make her many enemies bitter words blistering criticism caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics a sulfurous denunciation a vitriolic critique

Synonyms sulfurous synonyms

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sulphurous

vitriolic

virulent

sultry

stifling

caustic

blistering

bitter

acrid

acid

acerbic

acerb

thermionic

sweltering

sulphuric

sulphureous

sulphide

sulfuric

sulfuret

sulfide

hot

ard