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Yester vs Fester - What's the difference?

yester | fester |

As an adverb yester

is (archaic) yesterday.

As an adjective yester

is (archaic) last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.

As a noun yester

is (archaic) yesterday.

As a verb fester is

to become septic; to become rotten.

yester

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (archaic) Yesterday.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) Yesterday.

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from yester) * yesterday * yestereve * yester-hour * yester-minute * yestermonth * yestermorn * yesternight * yesternoon * yesterweek * yesteryear

    fester

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become septic; to become rotten.
  • * Milton
    • Wounds immedicable / Rankle, and fester , and gangrene.
  • To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
    • Deal with the problem immediately; do not let it fester .
  • * Macaulay
    • Hatred festered in the hearts of the children of the soil.
  • To cause to fester or rankle.
  • * Marston
    • For which I burnt in inward, swelt'ring hate, / And fester'd rankling malice in my breast.

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