sulphureous
/sʌlˈf(j)ɔːɹɪəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Thy blazing hearths, / From deep sulphureous pits, consumeless stores / Of fuel boast."
- "The plain of Naples is the image of human passions; sulphureous and fertile; its dangers and its pleasures seem born of these fiery volcanoes, which give the air so many charms, and cause the thunderbolt to growl beneath our feet."
- "An excited and highly distempered ideality threw a sulphureous lustre over all."
- "The next morning I went to see the hot-springs and mud volcanoes, for which this place is celebrated. A picturesque path among plantations and ravines brought us to a beautiful circular basin about forty feet in diameter, bordered by a calcareous ledge, so uniform and truly curved, that it looked like a work of art. It was filled with clear water very near the boiling point, and emitted clouds of steam with a strong sulphureous odour."
Etymology
From Latin sulphureus, sulfureus.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sulphureus
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /sʌlˈf(j)ɔːɹɪəs/