sulfurous

sul·fur·ous  (slfr-s, -fyr-, sl-fyrs)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, derived from, or containing sulfur, especially with valence 4.

2. Characteristic of or emanating from burning sulfur.

3. also sul·phur·ous Fiery; hellish.

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sulfurous  (slfr-s, sl-fyrs)

1. Containing sulfur, especially sulfur with a valence of 4 or 3. Compare sulfuric.

2. Characteristic of or emanating from burning sulfur.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sulfurous - of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur sulphurous
	2.	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" acid, blistering, caustic, vitriolic, sulphurous, acrid, acerb, acerbic, bitter, virulent unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	3.	sulfurous - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" stifling, sultry, sulphurous hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"