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(adj) stifling, sulfurous, sultry
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
the summer was sultry and oppressive; the stifling atmosphere; the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
(adj) sulfurous, 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) sulfurous
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur