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Textual thesaurus for "sulfurous"

(adj) stifling, sulphurous, sultry

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

the summer was sultry and oppressive; the stifling atmosphere; the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm


(adj) sulphurous, caustic, blistering, bitter, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, virulent, vitriolic

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; a vitriolic critique


(adj) sulphurous

of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur