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SULFUROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Example:
the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Synonyms:
stifling; sulfurous; sulphurous; sultry
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Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Harsh or corrosive in tone
Example:
a vitriolic critique
Synonyms:
acerb; acerbic; acid; acrid; bitter; blistering; caustic; sulfurous; sulphurous; virulent; vitriolic
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Similar:
unpleasant (offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
Synonyms:
sulfurous; sulphurous
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
sulfur (an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions))
Derivation:
sulfur (an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions))
