ADJECTIVE | pert | sulphurous, sulfurous | of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur |
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all | sulphurous, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, virulent, vitriolic | harsh or corrosive in tone | |
all | sulphurous, sultry, stifling, sulfurous | 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 | sulfurous | |
Spanish | sulfuroso | |
Catalan | sulfurós | |
Nouns | sulphur | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element |
Meaning | harsh or corrosive in tone. | |
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Synonyms | acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, 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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Synonyms | sultry, stifling, sulfurous | |
Broader | hot | Used of physical heat / heat |
Spanish | duro, mordaz |
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