pustular
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or of the nature of pustules.
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characterized by or covered with pustules.
Etymology
Origin of pustular
From the New Latin word pūstulāris, dating back to 1730–40. See pustule, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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Villagran has spent the last 10 days dealing with a pustular rash covering her arms, legs and torso.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023
There are also some deliciously pustular visions, including a few zombie- and wraith-like denizens who wouldn’t look out of place in Raimi’s “Evil Dead” movies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022
We get the dregs of disco, Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” the Cars, Cheap Trick, and a burst of pustular punk.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016
It produces pustular swellings which may become gangrenous.
From Time Magazine Archive
The subject’s papules at this time — the third day since their first appearance— consolidated and gave rise to pustular vesicles, which no amount of 1.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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