Antonyms for blistered


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : blis-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblɪs tər


Definition of blistered

Origin :
  • c.1300, perhaps via Old French blestre "blister, lump, bump," from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse blastr "a blowing," dative blæstri "swelling"), or from Middle Dutch blyster "swelling;" perhaps from PIE *bhlei- "to blow, swell," extension of root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell;" see bole.
  • As in raw : adj exposed, tender, referring to skin
  • As in burned : adj marked by fire or intense heat
  • As in inflamed : adj congested
  • As in insult : verb abuse, offend
  • As in lambaste : verb punish, beat
  • As in lash : verb criticize harshly
  • As in libel : verb purposefully lie about someone
  • As in assail : verb attack, usually with words
  • As in attack : verb assault physically
  • As in parch : verb dry, burn
  • As in scorch : verb burn
  • As in slander : verb make a scandalous remark
  • As in slur : verb insult
  • As in smear : verb tarnish a reputation
  • As in baste : verb pummel, thrash
  • As in swell : verb become larger
  • As in belittle : verb detract
  • As in vilify : verb criticize very harshly
  • As in berate : verb criticize hatefully
  • As in castigate : verb criticize severely
  • As in scarify : verb slam
  • As in scathe : verb slam
  • As in criticize : verb disapprove, judge as bad
  • As in defame : verb inflict libel or slander
  • As in denigrate : verb belittle, malign
  • As in detract : verb take away a part; lessen
  • As in excoriate : verb denounce, criticize
  • As in fester : verb intensify; become inflamed
  • As in flake : verb peel off
  • As in humiliate : verb embarrass, put down
Example sentences :
  • I kissed the place; for I am sure it was blistered, as I may say, by a mother's tear!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • So, he was bled and he was blistered, and he was this and that, for six whole days and nights.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • My back is sore, and my hands are blistered with handling them to-day.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • It was hot, and while it blistered the greedy palates, it seemed incredible.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • He is stone blind, poor fellow, and his feet are blistered and sore.
  • Extract from : « The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba » by Walter Goodman
  • Page 178: blistered them very much, One changed to blistered them very much.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
  • You could hardly hear his words, his lips were so blistered and swollen.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1915 » by Various
  • There was not a spot left which was not blistered and roasted.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • These being alternately wet and dried, became stiff, and blistered their feet cruelly.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Poor Claire was seated on a stone, nursing her blistered foot.
  • Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for blistered

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