sulfurously

Variant of sulfurous

sulfurous definition

sul·fu·rous (sul′fər əs, sul fyo̵or′əs)

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

Etymology: L sulphurosus

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