Sulphureous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sʌlˈf(j)ɔːɹɪəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Sulphureous is an adjective meaning (British spelling, now rare) Sulphurous.
Meaning
(British spelling, now rare) Sulphurous.
Example Sentences
An excited and highly distempered ideality threw a sulphureous lustre over all.
Thy blazing hearths, / From deep sulphureous pits, consumeless stores / Of fuel boast.
The plain of Naples is the image of human passions; sulphureous and fertile; its dangers and its pleasures seem born of these fiery volcanoes, which give the air so many charms, and cause the thunderbolt to growl beneath our feet.
The next morning I went to see the hot-springs and mud volcanoes, for which this place is celebrated. A picturesque path among plantations and ravines brought us to a beautiful circular basin about forty feet in diameter, bordered by a calcareous ledge, so uniform and truly curved, that it looked like a work of art. It was filled with clear water very near the boiling point, and emitted clouds of steam with a strong sulphureous odour.
Word Forms
- sulfureous
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include steams, sulfureous, sulphurous, sulphury, sulphidic, sulphuriferous.
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