blistering

blistering
blisteringly, adv.
/blis"teuhr ing/, adj.
1. causing a blister or blisters.
2. (esp. of sunlight, heat, etc.) very severe or intense.
3. very fast or rapid: a blistering pace.
n.
4. the act or an instance of forming a blister or blisters.
5. a series or group of blisters, as on a painted surface.
[1555-65; BLISTER + -ING2]

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