blistery
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of blistery
Example Sentences
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I’d thought it was, like, a big, red, unsightly, blistery rash that was painful.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2024
Most monkeypox cases are mild, with initial symptoms including a high fever, swollen lymph nodes and a blistery, chickenpox-like rash or lesions.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2022
That bronzed, blistery skin encases an interior of white meat that’s the best of a porchetta — moist and succulent, with a floor of fat that melts on your tongue.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2021
They sat on a bench beside another Guatemalan, Samuel Alexander, 28, who rested his swollen, blistery right foot on his shoe.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2020
To make things worse, the air was hot and blistery, burning our cheeks as we drove on.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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