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Sulfurous

adjective
1.
Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur.  Synonym: sulphurous.
2.
Harsh or corrosive in tone.  Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic.  "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"
3.
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity.  Synonyms: stifling, sulphurous, sultry.  "The stifling atmosphere" , "The sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"






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