sulfurous

英

美

网络  硫磺的; 亚硫; 亚硫酸

医学

COCA.27903

英英释义

adj

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
  1. the summer was sultry and oppressive
  2. the stifling atmosphere
  3. the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
  Synonym:sultrystiflingsulphurous
• harsh or corrosive in tone
  1. an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
  2. a barrage of acid comments
  3. her acrid remarks make her many enemies
  4. bitter words
  5. blistering criticism
  6. caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
  7. a sulfurous denunciation
  8. a vitriolic critique
  Synonym:acerbacerbicacidacridbitterblisteringcausticsulphurousvirulentvitriolic
• of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
  Synonym:sulphurous

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