sulphurous

[ suhl-fer-uhs, suhl-fyoor-uhs ]

/ 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

sulphuretted hydrogen, sulphur-flower, sulphuric acid, sulphurise, sulphurize, sulphurous, sulphurous acid, Sulphur Springs, sulphur trioxide, sulphur tuft, sulphuryl

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How to use sulphurous in a sentence

There was a terrible, sulphurous smell, like rotten eggs, and a tremendous pressure against my chest.
Swallowed by a Hippo|Justin Green|May 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nor did the voluble and sulphurous orders to halt that a patrol-ship flashed north.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
On the superheated surface white streaks ran like lightning in a sulphurous cloud.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas
A distant but threatening thunder murmur broke from the heart of a bank of sulphurous clouds beating closely over the south.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham

This refrigerator is like those which we employ in our sulphurous anhydride frigorific apparatus.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various
Thus far the value of the products obtained by absorption of sulphurous acid has not been equal to the cost of producing them.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various

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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sulphurous

Origin of sulphurous

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