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sulfurous definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur [syn: sulfurous, sulphurous]
2: 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, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]
3: 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, sulphurous]

Merriam Webster's

also sulphurous adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds <sulfurous esters> b. resembling or emanating from sulfur and especially burning sulfur 2. a. of, relating to, or dealing with the fire of hell ; infernal b. scathing, virulent <sulfurous denunciations> c. profane, blasphemous <sulfurous language> Usage: see sulfur • sulfurously adverb • sulfurousness noun

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see sulphurous

Moby Thesaurus

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