sulfurous
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sulfurous
- /ˈsʌlfəɹəs/ US
- /sʌlˈfjuɹəs/ UK
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From Latin sulphurōsus. By surface analysis, sulfur + -ous.
adjective more sulfurous · most sulfurous · sulphurous
- Containing sulfur. It must be so—I will arise and waken The multitude, and like a sulphurous hill, Which on a sudden from its snows had shaken The swoon of ages, it shall burst, and fill The world with cleansing fire; it must, it will— It may not be restrained!
- Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its lower oxidation state.
Similar: sulfureous
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Talk about this word "sulfurous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sulfurous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sulfurous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sulfurous "sulfurous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sulfurous.Cite this
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title = {sulfurous},
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