ADJECTIVE | pert | sulfurous, sulphurous | of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur |
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all | sulfurous, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic | harsh or corrosive in tone | |
all | sulfurous, sultry, stifling, sulphurous | characterized by oppressive heat / heat / heat and humidity |
Meaning | Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur. | |
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Synonym | sulphurous | |
Spanish | sulfuroso | |
Catalan | sulfurós | |
Nouns | sulfur | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element |
Meaning | harsh or corrosive in tone. | |
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Example | "a sulfurous denunciation" | |
Synonyms | acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic | |
Broader | unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
Spanish | abrasador, ácido, acre, amargo, áspero, cáustico, mordaz, virulento, vitriólico | |
Catalan | abrasador, àcid, acre, amarg, aspre, càustic, corrossiu, virulent |
Meaning | Characterized by oppressive heat / heat / heat and humidity. | |
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Example | "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" | |
Synonyms | sultry, stifling, sulphurous | |
Broader | hot | Used of physical heat / heat |
Spanish | duro, mordaz |
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