'sulfurous' definitions:
Definition of 'sulfurous'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur [syn: sulfurous, sulphurous]
adjective
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" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]
adjective
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn: sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous]
Synonyms of 'sulfurous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Acherontic,
- alabastrine,
- asbestine,
- bad,
- bad-smelling,
- chthonian,
- chthonic,
- devilish,
- fecal,
- fetid,
- foul,
- frowsty,
- frowy,
- frowzy,
- fulsome,
- funky,
- fusty,
- gamy,
- graphitic,
- graveolent,
- hellborn,
- hellish,
- high,
- ill-smelling,
- infernal,
- inorganic,
- Lethean,
- malodorous,
- mephitic,
- miasmal,
- miasmic,
- micaceous,
- mildewed,
- mildewy,
- mineral,
- moldy,
- musty,
- nidorous,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- odorous,
- offensive,
- olid,
- pandemoniac,
- pandemonic,
- petrified,
- Plutonian,
- Plutonic,
- purgatorial,
- putrid,
- rancid,
- rank,
- reasty,
- reasy,
- reechy,
- reeking,
- reeky,
- repulsive,
- rotten,
- silicic,
- smellful,
- smelling,
- smelly,
- stenchy,
- stinking,
- strong,
- stuffy,
- Stygian,
- sulfuric,
- Tartarean,
- vile