Main entry: vesication, vesiculation, blistering
Definition: the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
Main entry: red-hot, hot, blistering
Definition: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
Usage: a hot sports car; a blistering pace; got off to a hot start; in hot pursuit; a red-hot line drive
Main entry: blistering, blistery
Definition: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
Usage: blistering sun
Main entry: sulfurous, sulphurous, caustic, blistering, bitter, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, virulent, vitriolic
Definition: harsh or corrosive in tone
Usage: 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; a vitriolic critique