- brim|ston|y
- brim|ston|y «BRIHM STOH nee», adjective.1. of brimstone.2. resembling brimstone.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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brim|stone — «BRIHM STOHN», noun. 1. sulfur, especially roll sulfur. 2. a virago; spitfire. ╂[Middle English brinston < brinn burn + stōn stone; perhaps influenced by brim1] … Useful english dictionary
brimstone — brim•stone [[t]ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn[/t]] n. chem. (not in technical use) sulfur • Etymology: bef. 1150; ME brinston, late OE brynstān. See burn I, stone brim′ston′y, adj … From formal English to slang
brimstone — SYN: sulfur. [A.S. brinnan, to burn] * * * brim·stone brim .stōn n SULFUR … Medical dictionary
brimstone — or hell or fire and brimstone [brim′stōn΄] n. [ME brimston < OE brynstan: see BURN1 & STONE] SULFUR: now chiefly in the phrases fire and brimstone, hellfire and brimstone, the torments of damnation to hell … English World dictionary
fire-and-brimstone — [fīr′ ən brim′stōn΄] adj. characterized by an emphasis on damnation and eternal punishment [a fire and brimstone sermon] … English World dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
