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pustular

pus·tu·lar
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhs-chuh-ler]
    • /ˈpʌs tʃə lər/
    • /ˈpʌstjʊlə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhs-chuh-ler]
    • /ˈpʌs tʃə lər/

Definitions of pustular word

  • adjective pustular of, relating to, or of the nature of pustules. 1
  • adjective pustular characterized by or covered with pustules. 1
  • adjective pustular of, or having the nature of, pustules 0
  • adjective pustular covered with pustules 0
See all 4 definitions of pustular

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Origin of pustular

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
From the New Latin word pūstulāris, dating back to 1730-40. See pustule, -ar1

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Parts of speech for Pustular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pustular

pustular popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for pustular

adj pustular

  • fecal — of, relating to, or being feces.
  • feculent — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.

adjective pustular

  • crumbled — Simple past tense and past participle of crumble.
  • disintegrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate.
  • faecal — feces.
  • moldering — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
  • mouldering — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
All 7 Synonyms of pustular

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  • ecthyma

    a contagious viral disease of sheep and goats and occasionally of humans, marked by vesicular and pustular lesions on the lips.

  • impetigo

    a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.

  • pustulous

    pustular.

  • rosacea

    a chronic form of acne affecting the nose, forehead, and cheeks, characterized by red pustular lesions.

  • smallpox

    an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus, and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars: eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs.

  • sycosis

    an inflammatory disease of the hair follicles, characterized by a pustular eruption.
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