blistering
adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid
comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies";
"bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes
about political assassination, talk-show hosts and
medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb},
{acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {caustic}, {sulfurous},
{sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
2: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters;
"blistering sun" [syn: {blistery}]
3: very fast; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start";
"in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive" [syn: {hot}, {red-hot}]