Dictionary Definition
sulphurous adj
1 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" [syn: acerb,
acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic]
2 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]
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sulphurous- In the context of "mostly|UK": alternative spelling of sulfurous