of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

[ Syn: sulfurous ]

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; a vitriolic critique

[ Syn: acerb , acerbic , acid , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , virulent , vitriolic ]

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; the summer was sultry and oppressive; the stifling atmosphere; the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm

[ Syn: sultry , stifling , sulfurous ]