sulfurous Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
   sulphurous.
   
2. adjective satellite harsh or corrosive in tone
   blistering; acerbic; acrid; vitriolic; virulent; sulphurous; acerb; caustic; acid; bitter.
   
   • 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. adjective satellite characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
   stifling; sultry; sulphurous.
   
   • the summer was sultry and oppressive
   • the stifling atmosphere
   • the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm

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