Cancerous
/ˈkænsəɹəs/ adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to or affected with cancer.
"On Sunday at five they operated to remove the cancerous kidney."
- 2 Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm. figuratively
- 3 Extremely unpleasant; detestable. slang
"I love this show, but the fanbase is so toxic and cancerous."
Adjective
- 1 like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads wordnet
- 2 relating to or affected with cancer wordnet
Example
More examples"My doctor thinks it's cancerous but told me to feel free to get a second opinion."
Etymology
From Middle English cancerous, from Latin cancerōsus, from cancer (“crab; tumor, cancer”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cancer + -ous.