sulfurous

Letters that make sulfurous

s, o, f, l, r, u are letters that make 'sulfurous'

Words within sulfurous

LF, Rous, Ro, fur, Ur, US, sulfur are words within 'sulfurous'


3 possible definitions for 'sulfurous'

Sulfurous as "harsh or corrosive in tone"

Under this definition, sulfurous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

caustic, vitriolic, blistering, sulphurous, acerb, acid, virulent, bitter, acerbic, acrid have the same meaning as 'sulfurous'

Derivatives of sulfurous

bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, thorniness, virulence, virulency, acridity, acridness, vituperation, invective, tartness, vitriol are derivatives of 'sulfurous'.

Similar to sulfurous

unpleasant is similar to sulfurous.

Example of sulfurous used within this context

"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"


Sulfurous as "of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur"

Under this definition, sulfurous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sulphurous has the same meaning as sulfurous

Derivatives of sulfurous

S, sulfur, sulphur, atomic number 16 are derivatives of 'sulfurous'.

Pertain to sulfurous

sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16 pertain to 'sulfurous'.


Sulfurous as "characterized by oppressive heat and humidity"

Under this definition, sulfurous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sultry, stifling, sulphurous have the same meaning as 'sulfurous'

Derivatives of sulfurous

sultriness is a derivative of sulfurous.

Similar to sulfurous

hot is similar to sulfurous.

Example of sulfurous used within this context

"the summer was sultry and oppressive", "the stifling atmosphere", "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"



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