pustulous

American  

[puhs-chuh-luhs] / ˈpʌs tʃə ləs /

adjective

1. pustular.

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Etymology

Origin of pustulous

First recorded in 1535–45; pustule + -ous

Example Sentences

After the dying Wayna Qhapaq locked himself away so that nobody could see his pustulous face, Salcamayhua reported, he was visited by a terrifying midnight vision.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Apply before the spots fill with matter, although it will answer sometimes even after they have become pustulous.

From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous

From a very careful search, I have not been able to find any clump of these bushes of any considerable size that was entirely free from pustulous stems.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

"Never," telegraphed this Falstaff of pustulous aspect, "have baser countenances of a base demagogy met the afflicted gaze of honest men."

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.

The extract of Bilberry is found to be a very useful application for curing such skin diseases as scaly eczema, and other eczema which is not moist or pustulous; also for burns and scalds.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas