sulfureux

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin sulphurōsus, from sulphur (whence soufre).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /syl.fy.ʁø/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Adjective

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sulfureux (feminine sulfureuse, masculine plural sulfureux, feminine plural sulfureuses)

  1. sulfurous / sulphurous
  2. (figuratively) scandalous (clothing, etc.)
  3. (figuratively) inflammatory (behaviour, etc.), fire-and-brimstone
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Further reading

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