Source : WordNet®

sulfurous
     adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "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" [syn: {acerb},
             {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {caustic},
             {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
     2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer
        was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere";
        "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn:
        {sultry}, {stifling}, {sulphurous}]