cankerous
English
Etymology
canker + -ous
Adjective
cankerous (comparative more cankerous, superlative most cankerous)
- Infected with canker; ulcerous.
- Causing canker; ulcerating.
Quotations
- 1843 William Youatt, John Stuart Skinner - The Horse
- A pledget of tar should be dipped in the acid, and then firmly pressed on the cankerous surface.
- 1861 Alfred Bate Richards - Croesus, King of Lydia
- Twas cankerous envy framed his sour reply.