🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

水ぶくれの

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mizubukure no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Blistery/ˈblɪs.tər.i/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"熱いお湯に触れて、指が水ぶくれの状態になった。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Marked by or full of blisters; covered in raised swellings on the skin or a surface.

    "His hands were blistery and sore after hours of rowing without gloves."
  2. 2

    Describing weather conditions that are harsh, biting, or intensely cold to the point of blistering the skin.

    "The hikers turned back as a blistery wind swept across the mountain ridge."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'blister', originating from Old Norse 'blistra' or Middle English roots relating to swelling or pustules, combined with the adjectival suffix '-y'. The term evolved in meteorological and meteorological contexts during the 19th century to describe weather conditions capable of causing skin blisters, such as intense sun or freezing cold.

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