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1. (adj.) sulphurous
pertaining to the fires of hell; hellish or satanic.
2. sulphurous
fiery or heated.
Etymology: (1520–30; sp. var. of sulfurous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sulfurous, sulphurous
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
2. (adj) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, 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"
3. (adj) sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
"the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
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1. (adj) sulphurous
of or pertaining to sulphur
2. (adj) sulphurous
derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds
3. (adj) sulphurous
having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds
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