sulfurous

adjective

sul·fu·rous | \ ˈsəl-fə-rəs

, -fyə- also (especially for sense 1a) ˌsəl-ˈfyu̇r-əs\

variants: or chiefly British sulphurous

Definition of sulfurous

1a : of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds sulfurous esters

b : resembling or emanating from sulfur and especially burning sulfur

2a : of, relating to, or dealing with the fire of hell : infernal

b : scathing, virulent sulfurous denunciations

c : profane, blasphemous sulfurous language

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Today the caldera is home to a regional park, towns, suburbs of Naples, and a cratered surface that occasionally trembles with earthquakes and sends belches of sulfurous gas into the air. — Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, "An Italian volcano’s massive eruptions fit a pattern — and the cycle may have restarted," 14 Nov. 2018 While the immediate area surrounding Novarupta is not populous, the 1912 eruption formed an ash cloud that rained sulfurous ash across southern Alaska and parts of Canada. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "8 of the World’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes, According to Experts," 6 June 2018 High-velocity jets of steam, along with sulfurous volcanic fumes and small gritty rock debris, began to blow out from the pit in May of that year. — Wendell Duffield, Scientific American, "Kilauea’s Next Eruptions May Mirror a Big One in Its Past," 15 May 2018 Also, his caustic loathing of his father, David (Hugo Weaving, sulfurous and brilliant), whose ashes Patrick will collect in New York. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘Patrick Melrose’ Review: The Right Way to Do Wrong," 10 May 2018 The vulture seemed to have sniffed out a few sulfurous molecules from hundreds of feet overhead. — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, "Why some birds smell like tangerines, and others smell like lavender," 28 Apr. 2018 At the summit, one crater spits sulfurous clouds of gas. — Christopher Bagley, Condé Nast Traveler, "In Mount Etna's Shadow, Catania Is Raw, Authentic Italy," 8 Feb. 2018 In March, a sulfurous dispute erupted over the fate of Alaa Alsiddiq, an Emirati dissident who has been living in Doha since 2013. — Written By Declan Walsh; Photographs By Tomas Munita, New York Times, "Tiny, Wealthy Qatar Goes Its Own Way, and Pays for It," 22 Jan. 2018 As sulfurous tendrils of smoke and ash swirled in the air above Cahuenga Boulevard, the studio started filling with a swap meet's worth of televisions and stereos. — Jeff Weiss, chicagotribune.com, "25 years later, Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' remains rap's world-building masterpiece," 15 Dec. 2017

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