Meaning & use
Pustulent
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Covered with, resembling, or characterized by pustules, small inflamed blisters typically containing pus.
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The infection left his skin pustulent and painfully tender.
The plant's leaves showed pustulent lesions caused by the fungal disease.
A note on using this word
Used mainly in medical and botanical contexts to describe skin or plant tissue affected by inflamed, pus-filled eruptions.
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pus-filledblistered
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