pustulelike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pustule +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

pustulelike (comparative more pustulelike, superlative most pustulelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pustule.
    • 2010, Robert I. Krasner, The Microbial Challenge: Science, Disease and Public Health, page 91:
      Examination of the body of Pharaoh Ramses V, who died in 1157 B.C., revealed pustulelike scars on the face, neck, and shoulders, which appeared to have been caused by smallpox.