sulphurous

[suhl-fer-uh s, suhl-fyoo r-uh s] /ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs/
adjective
1.
sulfurous (defs 1, 2).
2.
pertaining to the fires of hell; hellish or satanic.
3.
fiery or heated.
Origin
1520-30; spelling variant of sulfurous
Related forms
sulphurously, adverb
sulphurousness, noun
nonsulphurous, adjective
Examples from the web for sulphurous
  • Heavy, sulphurous smoke celebrates the invocation of the devil.
  • Indeed, there is so much molten lava and sulphurous ash around that some of the world's biggest companies have been covered in it.
  • Although it is practically extinct, its crater still gives forth steam and sulphurous fumes.
British Dictionary definitions for sulphurous

sulphurous

/ˈsʌlfərəs/
adjective
1.
Also sulphureous. of, relating to, or resembling sulphur: a sulphurous colour
2.
of or containing sulphur with an oxidation state of 4: sulphurous acid
3.
of or relating to hellfire
4.
hot-tempered
Derived Forms
sulphurously, adverb
sulphurousness, noun
Word Origin and History for sulphurous
adj.

see sulfurous.