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festerous en · ADJ

Etymology

From fester + -ous.

Meanings

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:

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