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"調子において辛辣である、または冷嘲的であるさま辛辣
例:a sulfurous denunciation 痛烈な公然たる非難
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"過酷な熱と湿気を特徴とする息苦しい
例:The sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm. 雷雨に先行する痛烈に不快な空気。