Search Result:sulfurous
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋsʌlfәrәs 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊsʌlfәrәs 〕
Overview of adj sulfurous
The adj sulfurous has 3 senses
- sulfurous, sulphurous -- (of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur)
- acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic -- (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")
- sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous -- (characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm")