adj
Meaning 1
Containing sulfur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sulfurous
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US: /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/
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UK: /sʌlˈfjuɹəs/
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adj
Meaning 2
Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sulphurous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the summer was sultry and oppressive
- the stifling atmosphere
- the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sultry, stifling, sulphurous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
harsh or corrosive in tone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
- a vitriolic critique
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin sulphurōsus. By surface analysis, sulfur + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: sulfurós — containing sulfur
- Finnish: rikkipitoinen — containing sulfur
- French: sulfureux — containing sulfur
- Ido: sulfoza — containing sulfur
- Italian: solfifero — containing sulfur
- Latin: sulfureus — containing sulfur
- Manx: sulfuragh — containing sulfur
- Persian: گوگردی (gôgerdi) — containing sulfur
- Portuguese: sulfuroso — containing sulfur
- Romanian: sulfuros — containing sulfur
- Russian: серни́стый (sernístyj) — containing sulfur
- Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgail — containing sulfur
- Spanish: sulfuroso — containing sulfur
- Turkish: kükürtlü — containing sulfur
- Bulgarian: сернист (sernist) — of or relating to sulfur
- Finnish: rikki- — of or relating to sulfur
- Ido: sulfala — of or relating to sulfur
- Italian: solforoso — of or relating to sulfur
- Manx: sulfuragh — of or relating to sulfur
- Persian: گوگردی (gôgerdi) — of or relating to sulfur
- Portuguese: sulfuroso — of or relating to sulfur
- Portuguese: sulfúreo — of or relating to sulfur
- Portuguese: sulfúrico — of or relating to sulfur
- Russian: се́рный (sérnyj) — of or relating to sulfur
- Scottish Gaelic: pronnasgach — of or relating to sulfur
- Spanish: sulfuroso — of or relating to sulfur