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festery

festery adjective: festering; tending to fester.

Adjective

festery (comparative more festery, superlative most festery)

  1. Festering; tending to fester.

Forms of festery

comparativemore festery
superlativemost festery

Origin of festery

From fester + -y.

Questions about festery

What does festery mean?
Festery means festering; tending to fester.
What part of speech is festery?
Festery is an adjective.

Words near festery in the dictionary

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

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