Carbuncular

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle.

    "Such a mass of carbuncular disease I have rarely seen."

Adjective
  1. 1
    afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle wordnet

Synonyms

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carbuncledunhealthy

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"Such a mass of carbuncular disease I have rarely seen."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carbunculāris. By surface analysis, carbuncle + -ar.

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