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Sulfurous
adjective 1.Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur. Synonym: sulphurous. 2.Harsh or corrosive in tone. Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic. "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" , "A vitriolic critique" 3.Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity. Synonyms: stifling, sulphurous, sultry. "The stifling atmosphere" , "The sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
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