sulphureous

British  

/ sʌlˈfjʊərɪəs /

adjective

1. another word for sulphurous

2. of the yellow colour of sulphur

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Other Word Forms

• sulphureously adverb
• sulphureousness noun

Example Sentences

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

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 Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

The Cone is a hill about the size of Arthur's Seat, covered with rolling friable cinders, from which rise clouds of white sulphureous dust.

From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by Blair, David Hunter

On some parts of the rocks, there is a thick, sulphureous incrustation, and, in their steep descents, there are several deep caverns, where the benighted Bedouin sometimes finds a home.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

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