blistering
/ˈblɪstərɪŋ
/adjective
1(Of heat) intense: the blistering heat of the desert...
- The blistering heat and intense flash made Joel look away for a second.
- The smell was of boiling sulphur and choking grey dust, and the blistering heat burnt his face, and soon the ash cloud blinded him too, but still he was not scared.
- The aroma of burning wood suddenly hit his nose as blistering heat blustered over him.
Synonyms
intense, extreme, ferocious, fierce, acute, strong, very great;
scorching, searing, flaming, blazing (hot), baking (hot), burning, fiery, torrid, parching, withering
informal boiling, boiling hot, sizzling, roasting, sweltering
1.1(Of criticism) expressed with great vehemence: a blistering attack on the government’s transport policy...
- As angry workers rejected the restructuring plan and proposals for widespread job losses there was blistering criticism of key decisions taken by senior management in recent years.
- A follow-up inspection of the council last year, which followed blistering criticism two years ago, identified the housing service as failing.
- The court's judgment contained a blistering criticism of the criminal justice system.
Synonyms
savage, vicious, fierce, bitter, severe, sharp, harsh, scathing, devastating, mordant, trenchant, caustic, cutting, biting, stinging, searing, withering, virulent, vitriolic
1.2Extremely fast, forceful, or impressive: Burke set a blistering pace...
- The final began with blistering pace as the home side were hit with fast break after fast break.
- The 200 gr. load is blistering fast but the light bullet keeps recoil down.
- As we've said, the game is blistering fast, and can even be cranked up further using the slider bar.
Synonyms
very fast, breakneck;
impressive
informal scorching, blinding
Derivatives
blisteringly
/ adverb ...- Seville is blisteringly hot in summer - last August, the mercury hit 50 C on several days - and the city can become a furnace; even late spring can be quite testing.
- Yet any pre-season optimism which had accrued between the end of last term and the start of this, quickly withered on a blisteringly hot and bitterly disappointing afternoon.
- I could be totally wrong, but what hope do we have in exploration if our specialised high budget telecommunications aren't blisteringly fast in the present day and age?