festering

adjective

fes·ter·ing ˈfe-st(ə-)riŋ

Synonyms of festering next

: contaminated by an infective agent (such as a bacterium) and producing pus

a festering wound

But if the patient can manage it, the whirlpool is a dandy way to handle festering bedsores.—

Paul G. Donohue

: persisting and growing increasingly bitter over time

festering resentment

… comedy that comes from a pit of festering hatred …—

Robert Brustein

: persistently producing bad or unhealthy effects

Four hundred yards to the west, between the schoolhouse and the mountain, lay a festering center of sin, a bootleg whiskey still operated by the celebrated anti-Prohibition guerilla Sam Reever.—

Russell Baker

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Adding to the festering sense of uncertainty about the enterprise is the principal characters’ embrace of the supernatural. —

Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023 For the moment at least, embassies remain open in both capitals despite a festering but unrelated diplomatic spat that has seen the two sides expel dozens of diplomats since 2017. —

chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2022