Blistering
[n] the formation of vesicles
[adj] very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"
[adj] hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"
[adj] harsh or corrosive in tone; "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 about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
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Synonyms
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistery, caustic, fast, hot, red-hot, sulfurous, sulphurous, unpleasant, venomous, vesication, vesiculation, virulent, vitriolic
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afflict, annoy, ardent, baking, beaten, blasted, blazing, blebby, bleeding, blessed, blistered, blistery, blooming, boiling, bother, branding, broiling, bubbling, bubbly, burbling, burbly, burning, burning hot, calcination, canicular, carbonated, carboniz