sulphurous

[ suhl-fer-uh s, suhl-fyoo r-uh s ]
/ ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs /
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adjective

sulfurous(defs 1, 2).
pertaining to the fires of hell; hellish or satanic.
fiery or heated.

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Origin of sulphurous

First recorded in 1520–30; spelling variant of sulfurous

OTHER WORDS FROM sulphurous

sul·phur·ous·ly, adverbsul·phur·ous·ness, nounnon·sul·phur·ous, adjective

Words nearby sulphurous

sulphuret, sulphuretted hydrogen, sulphuric acid, sulphurise, sulphurize, sulphurous, sulphurous acid, sulphuryl, sulpician, sultan, sultana
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Words related to sulphurous

demonic, malevolent, hellish, devilish, wicked, harsh, trenchant, scorching, withering, searing, sarcastic, caustic, biting, mordant, lower, accursed, confounded, cursed, damnable, diabolical

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British Dictionary definitions for sulphurous

sulphurous
/ (ˈsʌlfərəs) /

adjective

Also: sulphureous of, relating to, or resembling sulphura sulphurous colour
of or containing sulphur with an oxidation state of 4sulphurous acid
of or relating to hellfire
hot-tempered

Derived forms of sulphurous

sulphurously, adverbsulphurousness, noun
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