SULFUROUS

(adj.) of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
synonyms : sulphurous
(adj.) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
"the summer was sultry and oppressive", "the stifling atmosphere", "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
synonyms : stifling , sulphurous , sultry
a. Very humid and hot: sultry July weather. b. Extremely hot; torrid: the sultry sands of the desert. -added by sandeepsinghsaini
(adj.) harsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose", "a barrage of acid comments", "her acrid remarks make her many enemies", "bitter words", "blistering criticism", "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics", "a sulfurous denunciation", "a vitriolic critique"
synonyms : acerb , acerbic , acid , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic
Jim is despised for making blunt and caustic remarks in public. -added by Aswathy_inlas
I got to hear acerbic rebuke from my big bro when his ACER laptop fell from my BIKe ! -added by atulchhabra

-tagged by priyavanjeri

The critic's acrid comments burnt like fire in the author's heart!

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