brimstony
/ˈbrɪmˌstoʊni/
adjective
- Containing or resembling brimstone (sulfur); having a smell or taste like sulfur.
- The air near the hot spring was warm and brimstony.
- He described the brimstony odor of the old match factory.
- The cave had a brimstony mineral deposit on its walls.
- Suggestive of hellfire or punishment; harsh and threatening.
- Her brimstony glare made the children quiet down.
- He gave a brimstony sermon that left the congregation uneasy.
- The teacher's brimstony tone scared the new students.
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