Pronounced: teh-luh-gra-feez, noun
Notes: You can probably guess the meaning of this word
Yesterday’s word
The word sulfurous means
- relating to or resembling sulfur
- pale yellow
- fiery; hellish
- hot-tempered
- profane; blasphemous
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
Clearly, the first two definitions are pretty clear; sulfur is a pale yellow element. It had been previously known as “brimstone”, and that accounts for the other definitions; the Bible describes the place of eternal punishment as burning with brimstone. Therefore, the other definitions have arisen. Our word is derived from sulfur, which comes from the Latin word sulfur.
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