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English adjective: sulphurous

1. sulphurous of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur


Synonymssulfurous

2. sulphurous harsh or corrosive in tone


SamplesAn 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.


Synonymsacerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, virulent, vitriolic


Similarunpleasant


Antonymspleasant

3. sulphurous characterized by oppressive heat and humidity


SamplesThe summer was sultry and oppressive.
The stifling atmosphere.
The sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm.


Synonymsstifling, sulfurous, sultry


Similarhot


Antonymscold









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