Blisty
/ˈblɪs.ti/noun
Covered with or resembling blisters; blistery.
Did you know?“Blisty” is an uncommon historical adjective related to “blister,” whose older forms described a bubble or swelling on the skin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*blastrą
“A swelling or blister; a form associated with blowing or puffing up”
Old French
Old French
blestre
“A blister or raised bubble on the skin”
Middle English
English
blester
“A blister or skin swelling”
14th–15th Century
English
blister
“A bubble or pustule on the skin; later, a bubble caused by heat or friction”
Early Modern English
English
blistery
“Covered with blisters or resembling a blister”
Modern/Regional English
English
blisty
“Blistered or blistery; an uncommon dialectal or obsolete form”