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festerment

festerment noun: a festering.

Noun

festerment (plural festerments)

  1. A festering.
    • those misadventures and pettier miseries of life , which , if not so alleviated , would keep us in a state of continual festerment1834, Thomas Chalmers, On the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God
    Synonyms:
    fester

Synonyms of festerment

Forms of festerment

pluralfesterments

Origin of festerment

From fester + -ment.

Questions about festerment

What does festerment mean?
Festerment means a festering.
What part of speech is festerment?
Festerment is a noun.
What is the plural of festerment?
The plural of festerment is festerments.

Words near festerment in the dictionary

  1. festered
  2. festereth
  3. festering
  4. festeringly
  5. festerings
  6. festerment
  7. festerments
  8. festerous
  9. festers
  10. festery
  11. festgoer

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