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Blistering vs Tepid - What's the difference?

blistering | tepid |

As adjectives the difference between blistering and tepid

is that blistering is causing blisters while tepid is lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

As a verb blistering

is .

As a noun blistering

is the medical practice of causing blisters to form.

blistering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing blisters
  • Very hot
  • Harsh or corrosive
  • Very aggressive
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.}}
  • Very fast

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The medical practice of causing blisters to form.
  • * 1852 , The American Journal of Homoeopathy (volumes 7-9, page 99)
    • Inflammations are treated generally by allopathic practitioners by bleedings, blisterings , purgings, vomitings, Antimony and Mercury: and this is practised, more or less, with little variation, wherever the seat of the inflammation may be.

    tepid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
    • I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.
  • Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness.
    • He gave me a tepid response to the proposal.

    Synonyms

    * (neither warm nor cool) lukewarm * (exhibiting little passion) uninterested, lukewarm * See also

    Derived terms

    * tepidness

    Related terms

    * tepidity

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