sulphurous Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Sul"phur*ous adjective
Etymology
L. sulphurosus, sulfurosus: cf. F. sulfureux.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to sulphur.
  2. (Chem.) (a) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric compounds. (b) Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds.

Webster 1913