blistering (
http://definr.com/blistering)
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "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" [syn:
acerb,
acerbic,
acid,
acrid,
bitter,
caustic,
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
venomous,
virulent,
vitriolic]
2: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters;
"blistering sun" [syn:
blistery]
3: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start";
"in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn:
hot,
red-hot]
n : the formation of vesicles [syn:
vesiculation,
vesication]