blistery

Covered with welts

Blistery describes something covered with or prone to blisters—raised bubbles on skin or a surface: blistery sunburned shoulders, the blistery paint on old windowsills.

It can also characterize weather hot enough to cause blisters: a blistery August afternoon.

skin

welt

Raised skin injury

raw · chafed · friction · rubbed · peeling · fluid-filled · ruptured · bandaged · healing · scabbed

painful

sore

Painful or annoyed

tender · raw · smarting · aching · discomfort · sensitive · chafed · irritated · inflamed · wincing

swollen

puffy

Swollen with air

distended · inflamed · bulging · engorged · puffed · swelling

weather

blustery

Wildly, coldly windy

  • windyFull of moving air
  • gustyMarked by sudden drafts
  • rawIn original state

harsh · biting · chapping · windswept · stormy · bitter · bracing · exposed · inclement

causes

sunburn

UV-induced skin inflammation

  • frictionResistance between touching surfaces
  • burnDamage by heat
  • scaldBurn with hot liquid

frostbite · shingles · chickenpox · herpes · impetigo · eczema · dermatitis · poison ivy · allergic · heat

Opposites
skin/surface condition

blisterysmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

healthy · unblemished · intact · healed · clear

weather intensity

blisterymild

Moderate in intensity

cool · cold · temperate · gentle · balmy

surface texture

blisterysmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

flat · even · unblemished · sleek · uniform

Phrases
Family

blister, blistering, blisters, blistered, blood blister, blisteringly, blisterlike, unblistered

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G