sulphurous

Adjective
  1. Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur (synset 302815971)
    same as: sulfurous
  2. Harsh or corrosive in tone (synset 301807340)
    "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"
    similar to: unpleasant - offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
    same as: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, virulent, vitriolic
  3. Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity (synset 301253205)
    "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
    similar to: 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
    same as: stifling, sulfurous, sultry

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