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sulphurous

[suhl-fer-uhs, suhl-fyoor-uhs] / ˈsʌl fər əs, sʌlˈfyʊər əs /




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And the circumstances are full of the same sulphurous contention that used once to mark his every move.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

On China's frenetic and hugely popular retail livestreams, glamorous hosts sell goods ranging from shoes and lipsticks to baby products and, increasingly, truckloads of sulphurous coal.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

From time to time the sea would flare with a soft sulphurous light where forty feet down Oiler was working with the cuttingtorch.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

This is a great one for those for whom soda alone is too sweet: cumin and sulphurous black salt bring a savory quality, lime juice adds tartness, and the green herbs give grassy notes.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2021

From time to time I peered into the crack but couldn’t gauge anything of its depth for the swirling smoke, which proved to be disagreeably acrid and sulphurous when the breeze pushed it over me.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson