Main entry: stifling, sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry
Definition: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Usage: the summer was sultry and oppressive; the stifling atmosphere; the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Main entry: sulfurous, sulphurous, caustic, blistering, bitter, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, virulent, vitriolic
Definition: harsh or corrosive in tone
Usage: an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose; a barrage of acid comments; her acrid remarks make her many enemies; bitter words; blistering criticism; caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics; a sulfurous denunciation; a vitriolic critique
Main entry: sulfurous, sulphurous
Definition: of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur