pustulant
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of pustulant
1870–75; < Late Latin pūstulant- (stem of pūstulāns ), present participle of pūstulāre to blister. See pustule, -ant
Example Sentences
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The patent unreality of the incoming "Doctor Strange" could not be at a farther remove from the carefully stitched and pustulant demons that haunt Ash Williams in "The Evil Dead" series, which feel unpleasantly alive.
From Salon • May 5, 2022
The patent unreality of the incoming "Doctor Strange" could not be at a farther remove from the carefully stitched and pustulant demons that haunt Ash Williams in "The Evil Dead" series.
From Salon • May 5, 2022
Residents of Seoul recall seeing this lost soul hobbling along on feet that had been cut to the bone by plastic sandals, feet so pustulant that they attracted flies.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2011
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