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festering definition
festering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fester Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fester Entailment of verb fester Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fester 1 sense of fester Sense 1 fester, suppurate => discharge, expel, eject, release Familiarity of verb fester fester used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fester Sense 1 fester, suppurate => discharge, expel, eject, release -------------- Grep of noun festering festering Overview of noun festering The noun festering has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. festering, suppuration -- (the formation and discharge of pus) 2. pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering -- (a fluid product of inflammation) Overview of verb fester The verb fester has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fester, suppurate -- (generate pus; of wounds) Overview of adj festering The adj festering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid -- (having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound") Antonyms of adj festering 1 sense of festering Sense 1 festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid INDIRECT (VIA septic) -> antiseptic Similarity of adj festering 1 sense of festering Sense 1 festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid => septic (vs. antiseptic) Attributes of adj festering Familiarity of adj festering festering used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj festering festering Overview of noun festering The noun festering has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. festering, suppuration -- (the formation and discharge of pus) 2. pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering -- (a fluid product of inflammation) Overview of verb fester The verb fester has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fester, suppurate -- (generate pus; of wounds) Overview of adj festering The adj festering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid -- (having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound")
festering definition