Definition of sulfurous Sulfurous
sul•fur•ous
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| sulfurous - of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur | ||
| sulphurous | ||
| sulfurous - 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" | ||
| acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic | ||
| unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" | ||
| sulfurous - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" | ||
| sultry, stifling, sulphurous | ||
| hot marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" | ||
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sulfurous
Being harsh or corrosive in tone.
