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cankered

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[kang-kerd] / ˈkæŋ kərd /

adjective

  1. morally corrupt.

  2. bad-tempered.

  3. (of plants)

    1. destroyed or having portions destroyed by the feeding of a cankerworm.

    2. having a cankerous part; infected with a canker.

  4. ulcerated.

Other Word Forms

  • cankeredly adverb
  • cankeredness noun
  • uncankered adjective

Etymology

Origin of cankered

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; canker, -ed 3

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