sulfurously

Variant of sulfurous

adjective

  1. of or containing sulfur, esp. tetravalent sulfur
  2. like burning sulfur in odor, color, etc.
  3. of or suggesting the fires of hell; infernal; hellish
  4. violently emotional; heated; fiery

Origin: L sulphurosus

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