Adjective : SULFUROUS
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur ;
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2. (
- 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" ;
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3. (
) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" ;
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