sulphurous

sul·phur·ous  (slfr-s, -fyr-, sl-fyrs)

adj.

Variant of sulfurous.

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sulphurous or US sulfurous

Adjective

Chem

1. of or resembling sulphur

2. containing sulphur, esp. with a valence of four

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sulphurous - of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur sulfurous
	2.	sulphurous - 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, sulfurous, acrid, acerb, acerbic, bitter, virulent unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	3.	sulphurous - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" stifling, sultry, sulfurous 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"