blistery

[blis-tuh-ree]

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adjective

having blisters, as paint or glass.

Origin of blistery

First recorded in 1735–45; blister + -y¹

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Related Words for blistery

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

Examples from the Web for blistery

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of blistery

Once it had been a blistery red; that though was in the days of his apprenticeship to this trade.
Local Color
Irvin S. Cobb
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 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
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