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brimstony

brimstony adjective: containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.

Adjective

brimstony (comparative more brimstony, superlative most brimstony)

  1. Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
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Forms of brimstony

comparativemore brimstony
superlativemost brimstony

Origin of brimstony

From Middle English brunstony, brimstoni, equivalent to brimstone + -y.

Questions about brimstony

What does brimstony mean?
Brimstony means containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
What part of speech is brimstony?
Brimstony is an adjective.

Words near brimstony in the dictionary

  1. brimstone match
  2. brimstone matches
  3. brimstones
  4. brimstonewort
  5. brimstoney
  6. brimstony
  7. brin
  8. Brina
  9. brinase
  10. Brincat
  11. brincidofovir

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