sulphurous
adjectiveHow many syllables in sulphurous?
There are 3 syllables in the word sulphurous.How to pronounce sulphurous:
Definition of sulphurous:
- sulphurous (adjective):
- adjective. of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur.
- of, relating to, or containing sulfur especially with a lower valence than sulfuric compounds
Synonyms for sulphurous:
acerb
acerbic
acid
acrid
bitter
blistering
sulfurous
unpleasant
virulent
vitriolic
Antonyms for sulphurous:
celestial
heavenly
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- schematics
- parsable
- negligee
- careworn
- adorer
- upside down
- bountiful
- unyielding
- roguishly
- ransacked
- feasible
- well-favored
- unlikely
- trilogy
- sclerema
- proclaimer
- nonessential
- dorito
- banderole
- roman-fleuve
- retreated
- mantua
- cockchaffer
- clothesline
- soi-disant
- signature
- pedophile
- Diata
- wittingly
- periscope
- chorizo
- underfoot
- autotroph
- directed
- whomsoever
- pulverize
- afterward
- empower
- curator
- bushranger
- farfetched
- overalls
- titillate
- finable
- disenchant
- mindboggling
- adherence
- ingratiate
- euphonic
- decrescent
- … more
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