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Synonyms for sulphurous

  • adjective
  • British English

Most common

acid caustic vitriolic acrid sulfureous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

2. Sultry

sultry, stifling

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Containing sulfur.

  2. adj. 2

    Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.

Related words

Other spellings
sulfurous US

Example sentences

  • acid Acid rain in drinking water affects human health.
  • caustic Our English teacher likes to make caustic comments.
  • acrid There's an acrid smell here. Is something burning?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sulphuroussteady
acidfalling
causticfalling
vitriolicrising
acridrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
acid2
5 letters
acrid2, acerb
6 letters
bitter2, sultry2
7 letters
caustic2, acerbic3
8 letters
stifling2, virulent3
9 letters
vitriolic4
10 letters
blistering3, sulfureous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acid2 = 2 syllables).