Containing or derived from sulfur. The sulphurous fumes from the volcano made it difficult to breathe.
Having a yellowish color, similar to that of sulfur. The artist used a sulphurous hue to depict the sunset in his painting.
Characterized by a harsh or caustic quality, often used to describe language or speech. The politician's sulphurous remarks during the debate shocked the audience.
Hellish or infernal; associated with the fires of hell or damnation. The preacher spoke of a sulphurous pit awaiting the unrepentant.