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Cankered

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
  2. 2
    Ulcerated.
  3. 3
    Corrupted; morally corrupt. figuratively
  4. 4
    Bad-tempered. figuratively
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of canker form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivalent to canker + -ed.

Etymology 2

From Middle English cancrede (preterite) and Middle English cankered, y-cancred (past participle) of Middle English cankren (“to canker”), equivalent to canker + -ed.

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