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festerous

festerous adjective: that is characteristic of, or prone to festering.

Adjective

festerous (comparative more festerous, superlative most festerous)

  1. (rare) That is characteristic of, or prone to festering.
    • It is not surprising that even as we discover that revolution is the only basic solution, we also find that we are still carriers of the festerous and lingering stench which permeates everything connected with imperialism and slavemaking.2010, David Barber, A Hard Rain Fell: SDS and Why it Failed

Forms of festerous

comparativemore festerous
superlativemost festerous

Origin of festerous

From fester + -ous.

Questions about festerous

What does festerous mean?
Festerous means that is characteristic of, or prone to festering.
What part of speech is festerous?
Festerous is an adjective.

Words near festerous in the dictionary

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

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