the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. harshly or corrosively critical in tone; -- of comments about people or their actions.
adj. intensely hot.
adj. very fast.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Causing or tending to cause blisters.
n. Same as blister, 5.
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adj. harsh or corrosive in tone
adj. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
n. the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
adj. hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
Word Usage
"Hell, I'm more than willing to pass the horn around so you can all have a blow, and no, that's not oral herpes I've got, but simply blistering from the scorching sun as I made my way home from the desert city of Shem."