sulfurous

sulfurous is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

   "the summer was sultry and oppressive"

   "the stifling atmosphere"

   Synonyms: stifling, sulphurous, sultry

2. adjective. harsh or corrosive in tone

   "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"

   "a barrage of acid comments"

   Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

3. adjective. of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

   Synonyms: sulphurous

Synonyms

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

Common word forms

sulfurously, sulfurousness

Words from these letters

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