sulphury

The rotten eggs gave off a sulphury smell.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Containing or resembling sulphur: "sulphury" describes something that has the qualities, smell, or appearance of sulphur, a pale yellow chemical element.
   • Characterized by a sulphur-like odor: Often used to describe a strong, unpleasant smell similar to rotten eggs or volcanic gases.

Usage Examples

• (The odor was similar to sulphur.)
• (The color resembled sulphur.)

Advanced Usage

• "sulphury taste": a taste reminiscent of sulphur, often found in certain foods or water.
  • The tap water had a slightly sulphury taste, making it unpleasant to drink. (The water tasted like sulphur.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sulphur (n): the chemical element itself.
  • Sulphur is used in making matches and fertilizers. (The element.)
• Sulphurous (adj): another adjective form meaning relating to or containing sulphur.
  • The sulphurous fumes from the volcano were dangerous. (The fumes contained sulphur.)
• Sulphate (n): a salt or ester of sulphuric acid.
  • Copper sulphate is used as a fungicide. (A chemical compound.)

Synonyms

• Sulfuric: relating to or containing sulphur (American English spelling).
• Brimstone: an archaic term for sulphur, often used in religious or literary contexts.
  • The air smelled of brimstone, a sulphury odor. (An older synonym.)

Related Idioms

• "fire and brimstone": a phrase referring to hellfire and sulphur, often used in religious sermons to describe damnation.
  • The preacher spoke of fire and brimstone, warning of a sulphury afterlife. (A dramatic reference to sulphur in hell.)