sulfurous (
http://definr.com/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]