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sulphurous


adjective
1. of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
Syn:
sulfurous
Pertains to noun:
sulphur, sulfur (for: sulfurous)
Derivationally related forms:
sulphur, sulfur (for: sulfurous)
2. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
- the summer was sultry and oppressive
- the stifling atmosphere
- the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Syn:
sultry, stifling, sulfurous
Similar to:
hot
Derivationally related forms:
sultriness (for: sultry)
3. 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
Syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter,
blistering, caustic, sulfurous, virulent, vitriolic
Similar to:
unpleasant
Derivationally related forms:
vitriol (for: vitriolic), virulency (for: virulent), virulence (for: virulent), bitterness (for: bitter), acridness (for: acrid), acridity (for: acrid), acerbity (for: acerbic)

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