Characterized by boiling or causing boiling; hot enough to boil or showing signs of vigorous boiling; or covered with boils (skin infections).
Formed from 'boil' with the suffix '-y' (from Old English '-ig'), creating an adjective meaning 'resembling or full of boils.' The same word can refer to either boiling liquid or skin conditions.
The word 'boily' is delightfully informal and carries different meanings—a 'boily pot of water' is practical kitchen speech, while someone with 'boily skin' might be dealing with a serious infection, showing how one word can shift tone entirely based on context.
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