Sulphurous

Quick meaning: Sulphurous is an adjective meaning (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous.

Meaning

(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous.

Example Sentences

"The Northern Heights at last," you say to yourself, hastily closing the carriage window because the Yorkshire coal used by the Eastern Region and its predecessors makes their tunnels more sulphurous than any we know.

It is only when actually gazing on an active volcano that one can fully realize its awfulness and grandeur. Whence comes that inexhaustible fire whose dense and sulphurous smoke forever issues from this bare and desolate peak?

Synonyms for sulphurous

Depending on context, synonyms include acerbic, caustic, sultry, virulent, acrid, vitriolic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sulfurous, vitriolic, venomous, virulent, blistering, caustic.

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