Sulfurous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

harsh or corrosive in tone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌlfjʊɹɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌlfjʊəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌlfjʊəɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌlfjʊɹɹəs/.

Examples

an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
a barrage of acid comments
her acrid remarks make her many enemies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acrid caustic acerb stifling sulphurous blistering sultry acid virulent acerbic bitter vitriolic

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
adjective	harsh or corrosive in tone “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”
adjective	characterized by oppressive heat and humidity “the summer was sultry and oppressive”

Word Forms

sulfur	noun	an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
sulphur	noun	an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
acerbity	noun	a rough and bitter manner
acridness	noun	the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
acridity	noun	the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
bitterness	noun	a rough and bitter manner
virulency	noun	extreme hostility
virulence	noun	extreme hostility
vitriol	noun	abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
sultriness	noun	oppressively hot and humid weather

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwefelhaltig

aus Schwefel bestehen oder damit in Zusammenhang stehen oder Schwefel enthalten oder von Schwefel abgeleitet sind

🇫🇷French

sulfureux

de ou lié à ou contenant du soufre ou dérivé du soufre

🇪🇸Spanish

sulfuroso

de o relacionado con o que contiene azufre o derivado de azufre

🇮🇹Italian

solforoso

di o correlato a o contenente zolfo o derivato dallo zolfo

🇳🇱Dutch

zwavelhoudend

van of gerelateerd aan of zwavel bevattend of afgeleid van zwavel

🇵🇹Portuguese

sulfuroso

de ou relacionado com ou contendo enxofre ou derivado de enxofre

🇷🇺Russian

сернистый

из серы, родственных ей или содержащих серу или полученных из серы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंधकयुक्त

या सल्फर से संबंधित या युक्त या सल्फर से प्राप्त

🇧🇩Bengali

সালফারযুক্ত

এর সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা সালফার ধারণকারী বা সালফার থেকে উদ্ভূত

🇮🇳Tamil

கந்தகமானது

கந்தகத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது அல்லது கந்தகத்திலிருந்து பெறப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సల్ఫరస్

సల్ఫర్‌కు సంబంధించినది లేదా సల్ఫర్‌తో కూడినది లేదా సల్ఫర్ నుండి తీసుకోబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गंधकयुक्त

सल्फरचे किंवा संबंधित किंवा सल्फर असलेले किंवा सल्फरपासून मिळवलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સલ્ફરયુક્ત

સલ્ફરનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા સલ્ફર ધરાવતું અથવા સલ્ફરમાંથી મેળવેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಲ್ಫರಸ್

ಸಲ್ಫರ್‌ಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಲ್ಫರ್‌ನಿಂದ ಪಡೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗന്ധകമുള്ള

സൾഫറുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നതോ സൾഫറിൽ നിന്ന് ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਧਕ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਧਕ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਲਫਰ ਤੋਂ ਲਿਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندھک والا

سلفر کا یا اس سے متعلق یا سلفر پر مشتمل یا سلفر سے ماخوذ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

含硫的

属于或与硫有关或含有硫或衍生自硫

🇯🇵Japanese

硫黄の

硫黄の、硫黄に関連する、硫黄を含む、または硫黄に由来する

🇰🇷Korean

유황의

황과 관련되거나 황을 함유하고 있거나 황으로부터 유래된 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lưu huỳnh

thuộc, liên quan tới hoặc chứa lưu huỳnh hoặc có nguồn gốc từ lưu huỳnh

🇹🇭Thai

กำมะถัน

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือมีกำมะถันหรือได้มาจากกำมะถัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

belerang

dari atau terkait dengan atau mengandung belerang atau berasal dari belerang

🇵🇭Filipino

asupre

ng o nauugnay sa o naglalaman ng sulfur o nagmula sa sulfur

🇲🇾Malay

sulfur

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau mengandungi sulfur atau berasal daripada sulfur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كبريتي

من أو مرتبطة أو تحتوي على الكبريت أو مشتقة من الكبريت

🇮🇷Persian

گوگردی

مربوط به یا حاوی گوگرد یا مشتق شده از گوگرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kükürtlü

kükürt içeren veya kükürt ile ilgili veya kükürt içeren veya kükürtten türetilmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

גופרית

של או קשור או מכיל גופרית או שמקורו בגופרית

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'sulfurous'?

The primary meaning of 'sulfurous' is 'of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sulfurous' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sulfurous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sulfurous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sulfurous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'sulfurous' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'sulfurous' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'sulfurous' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'sulfurous' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'sulfurous' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'sulfurous' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted