Pustulous
/ˈpʌs.tjʊ.ləs/noun
Covered with or characterized by pustules; full of small, pus-filled swellings.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin *pustula*, a blister or pimple, from the same root that gave English *pustule*, so the adjective preserves a very old medical image of the body “bubbling” outwards.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pustula
“A blister, pimple, or small swelling on the skin.”
Late Latin
Latin
pustulosus
“Full of pustules; blistered or pimpled.”
Middle English
English
pustulous
“Having pustules; pustule-covered.”
Modern English
English
pustulous
“Covered with or characterized by pustules.”