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sulfurous (encz) | sulfurous,sirnatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
sulfurous (wn) | sulfurous
adj 1: of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from
sulfur [syn: sulfurous, sulphurous]
2: 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" [syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering,
caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
vitriolic]
3: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer
was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the
sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn:
sultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous] |
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