of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
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\\\"
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity;
\\\"the summer was sultry and oppressive\\\"
\\\"the stifling atmosphere\\\"
\\\"the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm\\\"