Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sulfurous"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sulfurous
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid
comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies";
"bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes
about political assassination, talk-show hosts and
medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb},
{acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic},
{sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer
was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere";
"the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn:
{sultry}, {stifling}, {sulphurous}]
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