sulphurous

adjective

1. Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

   Similar: sulfurous

2. Harsh or corrosive in tone

   “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”

   “a barrage of acid comments”

   “her acrid remarks make her many enemies”

   Similar: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering

3. Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

   “the summer was sultry and oppressive”

   “the stifling atmosphere”

   “the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm”

   Similar: sultry, stifling, sulfurous

Alternative spelling of sulfurous