sulphurous
English Thesaurus
1. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity (adj.all)
| similar | : | hot, |
| definition | : | used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning (adj.all) |
2. harsh or corrosive in tone (adj.all)
| similar | : | unpleasant, |
| definition | : | disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings (adj.all) |
3. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sultriness, |
| definition | : | oppressively hot and humid weather (noun.phenomenon) |
4. harsh or corrosive in tone (adj.all)
| derivation | : | acridity, acridness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | invective, vitriol, vituperation, |
| definition | : | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will (noun.communication) |
5. of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur, |
| definition | : | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur, |
| definition | : | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) (noun.substance) |
6. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sultriness, |
| definition | : | oppressively hot and humid weather (noun.phenomenon) |
7. harsh or corrosive in tone (adj.all)
| derivation | : | acridity, acridness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | invective, vitriol, vituperation, |
| definition | : | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will (noun.communication) |
8. of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur, |
| definition | : | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur, |
| definition | : | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) (noun.substance) |
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