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blistery

American  
[blis-tuh-ree] / ˈblɪs tə ri /

adjective

  1. having blisters, as paint or glass.


Etymology

Origin of blistery

First recorded in 1735–45; blister + -y 1

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

The fungus, Murrill noted, causes blistery yellowish-brown infections on chestnut bark, eventually eating its way clean around the trunk.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 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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