sulphurous
Americanadjective
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Also: sulphureous. of, relating to, or resembling sulphur
a sulphurous colour
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of or containing sulphur with an oxidation state of 4
sulphurous acid
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of or relating to hellfire
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hot-tempered
Other Word Forms
- nonsulphurous adjective
- sulphurously adverb
- sulphurousness noun
Etymology
Origin of sulphurous
First recorded in 1520–30; spelling variant of sulfurous
Example Sentences
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And the circumstances are full of the same sulphurous contention that used once to mark his every move.
From BBC
Clouds of sulphurous gases swirled around the crater and fissures opened up in the rock just metres away, revealing molten rock below.
From BBC
On China's frenetic and hugely popular retail livestreams, glamorous hosts sell goods ranging from shoes and lipsticks to baby products and, increasingly, truckloads of sulphurous coal.
From Reuters
From time to time the sea would flare with a soft sulphurous light where forty feet down Oiler was working with the cuttingtorch.
From New York Times
The air was oppressive; it seemed as if there was some sulphurous fume, which at times made me dizzy.
From Literature
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