Meaning

3 senses

  1. A sore or an ulcer of the skin.

  2. The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.

  3. (obsolete)A fistula.

More definitions
  • a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus

Examples

19 sentences

  1. The wound might fester.

    ruРана может нагноиться. — Wezel

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  2. The knee wound is now festering.

    ruРана на колене гноится. — marafon

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  3. Frustration will fester at the kingdom.

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  4. My wounds fester and are loathsome.

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  5. Don't let it fester inside you.

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English festre, festur, borrowed from Old French festre (cognate wit

Inherited from Middle English festre, festur, borrowed from Old French festre (cognate with Italian fistola, Occitan fistola, Spanish fístula), from Latin fistula. The verb is derived from the noun, while the “condition of something that festers” noun sense is derived from the verb. Doublet of fistula.

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Forms

plural: festers
Singularfester
Pluralfesters

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fessfestfestivalA1festiveB1festivity
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