"brimstone" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: brimstone [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something or someone is brimstone, they are made up of or they look like brimstone; about or related to Hell.
    Sense id: simple-brimstone-en-adj-MZiHlCnG

Noun

Forms: brimstone [singular], brimstones [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Brimstone is sulphur.
    Sense id: simple-brimstone-en-noun-XFE-4Laa
  2. Brimstone is the sulphur of Hell.
    Sense id: simple-brimstone-en-noun-3qJTJimu
     
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