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   blis·ter·ing

   /ˈblist(ə)riNG/

   adjective

   • 1. (of heat) intense: "the blistering heat of the desert" Similar intenseextremeferociousfierceacutestrongvery greatscorchingsearingflamingblazing (hot)baking (hot)burningfierytorridparchingwitheringinformal:boilingboiling hotsizzlingroastingswelteringOpposite icy
   • ▪ (of criticism) expressed with great vehemence: "blistering diatribes" Similar savageviciousfiercebitterseveresharpharshscathingdevastatingmordanttrenchantcausticcuttingbitingstingingsearingwitheringvirulentvitriolicOpposite mild
   • ▪ extremely fast, forceful, or impressive: "Burke set a blistering pace" Similar very fastbreakneckimpressiveinformal:scorchingblindingOpposite leisurely

   Derivatives

   • 1. blisteringly adverb

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