sulphurous

sul·phur·ous

S0875800 (sŭl′fər-əs, -fyər-, sŭl-fyo͝or′əs)adj. Variant of sulfurous..

sulphurous

(ˈsʌlfərəs) adj1. (Chemistry) Also: sulphureous of, relating to, or resembling sulphur: a sulphurous colour. 2. (Chemistry) of or containing sulphur with an oxidation state of 4: sulphurous acid. 3. (Theology) of or relating to hellfire4. hot-tempered ˈsulphurously adv ˈsulphurousness n

sul•phur•ous

(ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs)

adj. 1. pertaining to the fires of hell; hellish or satanic. 2. fiery or heated. [1520–30; sp. variant of sulfurous] sul′phur•ous•ly, adv. sul′phur•ous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sulphurous - of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfursulfurous
	2.	sulphurous - 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"; "a vitriolic critique"acid, blistering, caustic, vitriolic, sulfurous, acrid, acerb, acerbic, bitter, virulentunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	3.	sulphurous - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"stifling, sultry, sulfuroushot - 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; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

Translations

solforoso