sulphureous
Britishadjective
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another word for sulphurous
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of the yellow colour of sulphur
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As in “Study for Yellow Sky,” a vigorously brushed evocation of bright blue buildings against a sulphureous background, done in 1986, she could pack a colossal amount of energy into a confined space.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
But to a resolute man, the sulphureous atmosphere proved intoxicating.
From L'Arrabiata and Other Tales by Paul Heyse
At the foot of the hill were several hot springs; and on the side of it Mr. Forster found some places whence smoke of a sulphureous smell issued, through cracks or fissures of the earth.
From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Andrew Kippis
The ladies swooned--a cloud of smoke encompassed them, with a suffocating sulphureous vapour.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
The Bay of Aboukir resembled one wide flaming volcano, enveloped in the densest folds of sulphureous smoke.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
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