of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
harsh or corrosive in tone;
"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"
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity;
"the summer was sultry and oppressive"
"the stifling atmosphere"
"the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
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用作形容词 (adj.)
A sulphurous smell came from the laboratory . 实验室传来了硫磺气味。
The hard air was still sulphurous, but they were both used to it. 严冷的空气里依然带着硫磺气味,但是他们俩都已习惯于这种气味了。
Wherever she passes she shall leave sulphurous footprints which will reek with a double flame. 无论她到哪里,她都会留下含有硫磺的脚印,会冒着双倍火焰的烟。