sulfureous

adjective

sul·​fu·​re·​ous

variants or sulphureous

¦səl¦fyu̇rēəs 

: consisting of sulfur : having the qualities of sulfur especially when burning : impregnated with sulfur : sulfur-colored : sulfurous

sulfureously adverb

sulfureousness noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Latin sulfureus, sulphureus, from sulfur, sulphur, sulpur sulfur + -eus -eous

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