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Cankerous

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Infected with canker; ulcerous.
  2. 2
    Causing canker; ulcerating.

    "Hither may come the prisoner, escaping from his dark and narrow cell and cankerous chain, to breathe free air in this enchanted atmosphere."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having an ulcer or canker wordnet

Etymology

From canker + -ous.

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