sulphurous
[ suhl-fer-uh s, suhl-fyoo r-uh s ]
/ ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs /
adjective
Origin of sulphurous
First recorded in 1520–30; spelling variant of
sulfurous
OTHER WORDS FROM sulphurous
sul·phur·ous·ly, adverb sul·phur·ous·ness, noun non·sul·phur·ous, adjectiveWords nearby sulphurous
sulphuret,
sulphuretted hydrogen,
sulphuric acid,
sulphurise,
sulphurize,
sulphurous,
sulphurous acid,
sulphuryl,
sulpician,
sultan,
sultana
Example sentences from the Web for sulphurous
British Dictionary definitions for sulphurous
sulphurous
/ (ˈsʌlfərəs) /
adjective
Also: sulphureous
of, relating to, or resembling sulphur
a sulphurous colour
of or containing sulphur with an oxidation state of 4
sulphurous acid
of or relating to hellfire
hot-tempered