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pustulate

pustulate

9.9
Skin that has many small pus-filled bumps
  • adjective
  • /ˈpʌstjʊleɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pustuloso
  • He has a pustulate rash on his arms.

Examples

  • The patient's skin appeared pustulate after the allergic reaction.

  • The character in the novel is described as having a pustulate complexion, hinting at years of poor health.

  • After weeks of stress, his pustulate skin required special treatment from a dermatologist.

  • She felt self-conscious about her pustulate cheeks during the school assembly.

  • After weeks of stress, his pustulate skin required special treatment from a dermatologist.

  • She felt self-conscious about her pustulate cheeks during the school assembly.

  • The patient's skin appeared pustulate after the allergic reaction.

Synonyms

purulent
vspustulate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Having pus that comes from an infected wound

focuses on skin blemishes rather than internal pus presence
pustular
vspustulate
  • Specialized
1 8.3

Having small blisters filled with pus on the skin

is broader, simply noting blemishes rather than inflamed blisters
pustulous
vspustulate
  • Specialized
9.8

Covered with small pus-filled bumps on the skin, often from an infection

is marked by small bumps but not necessarily from infection
pustulant
vspustulate
  • Specialized
9.9

Having pus in the skin or in a sore

is about visible skin blemishes rather than pus production

Antonyms

866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

7 5.1

Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions

How Pus-filled

purulent
  • Specialized
1 9.9
pustulate
  • Specialized
9.9
inflamed
6 4.3

Surface Forms

pustulate positive

Morphology

pustulate = pustule (transparent) = pustule + ate

Formed by adding the adjectival/verb-forming suffix '-ate' to 'pustule', yielding 'having or marked by pustules', which is directly derivable from the base.

Etymology

Pustulate comes from the Latin word pustula, which means 'blister' or 'pimple' and is the same root as the English word pustule. So to call skin pustulate is to say it is covered or marked by many small blisters or pimples.