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Definition of Brimstony
1. a. Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
Definition of Brimstony
1. Adjective. Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brimstony
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Brimstony
1. Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brimstony
Literary usage of Brimstony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Bully, n. stain, stigma, blemish, tarnish, blot, blur, spot, cloud, smirch.
sulphurous, a. sulphury, brimstony (rare), hepatic (tech. ..."
2. Representative English Comedies: With Introductory Essays and Notes, an by Charles Mills Gayley, Alwin Thaler (1913)
"brimstony, blew, and fiery ; and the force fac. Out of Broughton !" Of King
Abaddon, and the beast of i ..."
3. The Works of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb (1871)
""Your pillow is clean, and your pillow-beer, For I wash'd 'em in Styx last night,
son, And your blankets both, and dried them upon The brimstony banks of ..."
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