English to English adjective
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of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur | | source: wordnet30 adjective satellite
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harsh or corrosive in tone | | Example: 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
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characterized by oppressive heat and humidity | | Example: the summer was sultry and oppressive the stifling atmosphere the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
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