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blistery

blistery

5.8
Having many small painful bubbles on the skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈblɪstəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ampollado
  • After hiking for several miles, his blistery feet reminded him to wear better shoes next time.

Examples

  • The summer sun made his skin blistery after hours at the beach.

  • She noticed that the blistery surface of the fruit indicated it was overripe.

  • And a nice bag, Blistery, maybe it's for, I guess if you have blisters or something.

Synonyms

bullous
vsblistery
  • Specialized
1 9.8

Having large blisters on the skin or inside the mouth

is about small raised bumps rather than large fluid-filled ones
blebby
vsblistery
9.9

Covered with many small blisters and bubble-like bumps on the surface

is the simple form referring to small raised bumps rather than bubble shapes
blistered
vsblistery
3.9

Having small raised bubbles on a surface from heat or friction

is about being covered with small raised bumps without specifying cause
blebbed
vsblistery
  • Specialized
9.6

Cells that have small round bumps on their surface

applies to general surfaces covered with small raised bumps rather than only cells

How Covered

blistery
  • Specialized
5.8
spotty
4 1.4
unaffected
3 3.9

Surface Forms

blistery positive

Morphology

blistery = blister (transparent) = blister + y

Straightforward adjective formed from 'blister' meaning 'covered with or having blisters'.

Etymology

Blistery comes from blister, which once meant a little 'bubble' on the skin. So blistery describes skin or a surface that is covered with small 'blisters'.