Gangrened
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of gangrene form-of, participle, past
- 1 Infected with gangrene; gangrenous.
"Yes, when the offender can be judged by laws: But when his greatness overturns the scales, Then kings are justice in the last appeal, And, forced by strong necessity, may strike; In which, indeed, they assert the public good, And, like sworn surgeons, lop the gangrened limb: Unpleasant, wholesome, work."
- 2 Corrupt; degenerate.
"How different a representation is this from the prejudice and passion of Gangræna Edwards himself, more gangrened than any of his unhappy sectaries."
Example
More examples"Yes, when the offender can be judged by laws: But when his greatness overturns the scales, Then kings are justice in the last appeal, And, forced by strong necessity, may strike; In which, indeed, they assert the public good, And, like sworn surgeons, lop the gangrened limb: Unpleasant, wholesome, work."
Etymology
From gangrene + -ed.
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