pustulate
- adjective
- /ˈpʌstjʊleɪt/
- Specialized
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pustuloso
- He has a pustulate rash on his arms.
Examples
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The patient's skin appeared pustulate after the allergic reaction.
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The character in the novel is described as having a pustulate complexion, hinting at years of poor health.
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After weeks of stress, his pustulate skin required special treatment from a dermatologist.
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She felt self-conscious about her pustulate cheeks during the school assembly.
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After weeks of stress, his pustulate skin required special treatment from a dermatologist.
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She felt self-conscious about her pustulate cheeks during the school assembly.
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The patient's skin appeared pustulate after the allergic reaction.
Synonyms
1
9.9
Having pus that comes from an infected wound
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8.3
Having small blisters filled with pus on the skin
Covered with small pus-filled bumps on the skin, often from an infection
Having pus in the skin or in a sore
Antonyms
How Pus-filled
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.