Meaning & use
Sulphurous
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Containing, resembling, or suggestive of sulphur, especially having its characteristic pungent smell.
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A sulphurous odor drifted up from the hot springs.
The critic unleashed a sulphurous review, tearing the film apart line by line.
A note on using this word
"Sulphurous" is the British spelling; American English generally prefers "sulfurous." Figuratively, it describes something fiery or scathing, evoking brimstone and hellfire.
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