Definition of Sulphurous in English :

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Sulphurous meaning in English

Meaning of Sulphurous in English

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Sulphurous

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Adjective

1. sulfurous, sulphurous

of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

2. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

harsh or corrosive in tone

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

Example Sentences:
'the summer was sultry and oppressive'
'the stifling atmosphere'
'the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sulphurous

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adjective
1. Also: sulphureous
of, relating to, or resembling sulphur
a sulphurous colour
2. 
of or containing sulphur with an oxidation state of 4
sulphurous acid
3. 
of or relating to hellfire
4. 
hot-tempered

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Sulphurous

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adj.
Variant of sulfurous.

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