🔄 Synonyms of "Sulfurous"
15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acerbic | (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting. |
| causticnoun | Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue. |
| sultry | (figuratively) Sexually enthralling. |
| virulent | (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host. |
| acrid | Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste. |
| vitriolic | (figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic. |
| hotverb | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| venomous | Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom. |
| unpleasant | Not pleasant. |
| stiflingnoun | That stifles. |
| acerb | (archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself. |
| bitternoun | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| blisteringnoun | Very hot. |
| sulphurous | (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous. [(American spelling) Containing sulfur.] |
| acidnoun | (chemistry) Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sulfurous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sulphurousnoun | (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous. [(American spelling) Containing sulfur.] |
| vitriolic | (figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic. |
| venomous | Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom. |
| virulent | (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host. |
| blistering | Very hot. |
| caustic | Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue. |
| sultry | (figuratively) Sexually enthralling. |
| hot | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| stifling | That stifles. |
| acid | Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. |
| bitter | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| acerb | (archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself. |
| acerbic | (figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting. |
| acrid | Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste. |
| unpleasant | Not pleasant. |
| sulfureous | (American spelling) Alternative spelling of sulphureous. [(British spelling, now rare) Sulphurous.] |
| sulfuriferous | Containing or yielding sulfur. |
| sulfurian | (mineralogy) Containing sulfur atoms (in place of another element). |
| sulfidicnoun | Containing sulfide |
| sulphuriferous | Alternative spelling of sulfuriferous. [Containing or yielding sulfur.] |
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