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sulfurous


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sulfurous 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {acerb}, 
  {acerbic},  {acid},  {acrid},  {bitter},  {blistering},  {caustic}, 
  {sulphurous},  {venomous},  {virulent},  {vitriolic}] 
  2:  characterized  by  oppressive  heat  and  humidity;  "the  summer 
  was  sultry  and  oppressive";  "the  stifling  atmosphere"; 
  "the  sulfurous  atmosphere  preceding  a  thunderstorm"  [syn: 
  {sultry},  {stifling},  {sulphurous}] 




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