Sulphureous

//sʌlˈf(j)ɔːɹɪəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sulphurous. UK, archaic

    "Thy blazing hearths, / From deep sulphureous pits, consumeless stores / Of fuel boast."

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"Thy blazing hearths, / From deep sulphureous pits, consumeless stores / Of fuel boast."

Etymology

From Latin sulphureus, sulfureus.

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