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sulfurous is an adjective meaning "of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur". It carries 3 recorded senses.
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
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”
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
“the summer was sultry and oppressive”
“the stifling atmosphere”
“the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sulfurous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.