blistering has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ adjective ] hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters

Synonyms

blistery

Examples

"blistering sun"

Related terms

hot

2
[ adjective ] harsh or corrosive in tone

Examples

"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose" "a barrage of acid comments" "her acrid remarks make her many enemies" "bitter words" "blistering criticism" "caustic jokes" "a sulfurous denunciation"

Related terms

unpleasant

3
[ noun ] (biology) the formation of vesicles

Related terms

organic_process blister

4
[ adjective ] marked by harshly abusive criticism

Examples

"his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists" "her vituperative railing"

Related terms

critical

5
[ adjective ] very fast

Synonyms

hot red-hot

Examples

"a blistering pace" "got off to a hot start" "in hot pursuit" "a red-hot line drive"

Related terms

fast

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