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Gangrenous

//ˈɡæŋɡɹɪnəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene.

    "The medic worried that Private Johnson's wounded leg was looking more gangrenous."

Adjective
  1. 1
    suffering from tissue death wordnet

Etymology

From gangrene + -ous.

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