sul´fur|ous|ness

sul´fur|ous|ness
sul|fur|ous «SUHL fuhr uhs, -fyuhr-; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective.
1. a) of or having to do with sulfur. b) containing sulfur, especially with a valence of four.
2. like burning sulfur; fiery.
3. like sulfur in color; sulphurous: »

The city, unreal as a mirage in the desert, lay bathed in a sulfurous yellow light (Edgar Maass).

4. Figurative. of or like the fires of hell; hellish.
5. Figurative. angry, blasphemous, or profane: »

sulfurous language.

sul´fur|ous|ly, adverb.
sul´fur|ous|ness, noun.

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  • sul´fur|ous|ly — sul|fur|ous «SUHL fuhr uhs, fyuhr ; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective. 1. a) of or having to do with sulfur. b) containing sulfur, especially with a valence of four. 2. like burning sulfur; fiery. 3. like sulfur in color; sulphurous:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sul|fur|ous — «SUHL fuhr uhs, fyuhr ; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective. 1. a) of or having to do with sulfur. b) containing sulfur, especially with a valence of four. 2. like burning sulfur; fiery. 3. like sulfur in color; sulphurous: »The city,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • fur — fur·aldehyde; fur·bish; fur·bish·er; fur; fur·ca; fur·cal; fur·ca·sternum; fur·ca·tion; fur·cel·lar·ia; fur·cel·late; fur·cif·er·ous; fur·ci·form; fur·cil·ia; fur·co·cer·cous; fur·craea; fur·cu·la; fur·cu·lum; fur·dle; fur·fur; fur·fur;… …   English syllables

  • sulfurous — sul•fur•ous [[t]ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs[/t]] adj. 1) chem. of, pertaining to, or containing sulfur, esp. in the tetravalent state 2) of the yellow color of sulfur 3) sulphurous • Etymology: 1520–30; < L sulfurōsus. See sulfur, ous… …   From formal English to slang

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  • ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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  • cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… …   English syllables

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