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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

festerous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fes-ter-ous
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That is characteristic of, or prone to festering.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From fester + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more festerous (comparative) most festerous (superlative)

Questions

What does festerous mean?
That is characteristic of, or prone to festering.
Where does festerous come from?
From fester + -ous.

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