Definition of sulfurous
1a : of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds sulfurous estersb : resembling or emanating from sulfur and especially burning sulfur
2a : of, relating to, or dealing with the fire of hell : infernalb : scathing, virulent sulfurous denunciationsc : profane, blasphemous sulfurous language
sulfurously
adverbsulfurousness
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The spelling sulfur predominates in U.S. technical usage, while both sulfur and sulphur are common in general usage. British usage tends to favor sulphur for all applications. The same pattern is seen in most of the words derived from sulfur.
15th Century
First Known Use of sulfurous
15th century
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sulfurous
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\ˈsəl-fə-rəs\Definition of sulfurous for Students
: containing or suggesting sulfur a sulfurous odor
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