Pustulated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having skin or tissue that is covered with raised, pus-filled sores known as pustules
2. Describing a condition where small, inflamed blisters filled with pus appear on a surface
3. Characterized by the presence of pustules, which are swollen spots containing pus, often due to infection or irritation

Etymology: The Romans had a word for a small raised blister or pimple: "pustula." English took it as "pustule," the everyday term for a small, inflamed spot on the skin. From "pustule" comes the verb "pustulate," meaning to form such spots or to cover a surface with them. This adjective is the past participle of that verb, so it describes skin or another surface on which the spots have already formed.

Synonyms: blistered, bumpy, pockmarked, spotted, blemished