fester

Meanings

Plural: festers

Noun

a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
A fistula.
A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.

Verb

ripen and generate pus
- "her wounds are festering"
To become septic; to become rotten.
To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
To cause to fester or rankle.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

decay, decompose, maturate, putrefy, rot, suppurate, suppurating sore

Scrabble Score: 9

fester is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 9

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