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festerous

adj

Etymology

From fester + -ous.

  1. derived from fistula
  2. derived from festre
  3. inherited from festre
  4. suffixed as festerous — “fester + ous”

Definitions

  1. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA