blistering
adjective
1. harsh or corrosive in tone
- blistering criticism
Similar word(s): unpleasant, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
2. hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
- blistering sun
Similar word(s): hot, blistery
3. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- a blistering pace
noun
1. the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
Similar word(s): vesication, vesiculation
Definition categories: process
verb
1. present participle of blister