blistery

[ blis-tuh-ree ]

/ ˈblɪs tə ri /

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adjective

having blisters, as paint or glass.

RELATED WORDS

scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, torrid, sweltering, fiery, heated, broiling, baking, roasting, burning, boiling, intense, red-hot, severe

Nearby words

blister gas, blister pack, blister rust, blister steel, blistering, blistery, blit, blite, blithe, blither, blithering

Origin of blistery

First recorded in 1735–45; blister + -y¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for blistery

I was itchy from the bugs, aching everywhere, blistery, and wet.
An Obsessive’s Search for a Lost Jungle City|Christopher S. Stewart|December 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A "blistery" bottom that is a cod ground the year around, the best of the fishing occurring in the spring months.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich
It has 40 to 50 fathoms over a bottom of sharp rocks and mud—a "blistery" bottom.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich
Once it had been a blistery red; that though was in the days of his apprenticeship to this trade.
Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb

It is a "blistery" ground, the presence of these growths on a rocky or gravelly bottom usually meaning good fishing.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich