SULFUROUS


Meaning of SULFUROUS in English

adjective

or sul·phu·rous ˈsəlf(y)ərəs, in sense 1 also |səl|fyu̇r-

Etymology: Latin sulfurosus, sulphurosus, from sulfur, sulphur sulfur + -osus -ose

1. : of, relating to, or containing sulfur : resembling or emanating from sulfur especially when burning : sulfureous

sulfurous gases

— used especially of compounds in which this element has a lower valence as contrasted with the sulfuric compounds

2. usually sulphurous

a. : of, relating to, or characterized by thunder : sultry

sulphurous atmosphere

b. : of or heavy with the smoke of gunpowder

sulphurous fumes

c. : of, relating to, or dealing with hellfire : infernal

the sulphurous pit — Shakespeare

sulphurous sermons

d. : scorching , scathing , virulent , vitriolic

sulphurous denunciations

e. : highly profane : blasphemous

sulphurous language

• sul·fu·rous·ly adverb

• sul·fu·rous·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.