ulcerous

[ uhl-ser-uhs ]

adjective

1. of the nature of an ulcer; characterized by the formation of ulcers.
2. affected with an ulcer or ulcers.

ulcerous

/ ˈʌlsərəs /

adjective

1. relating to, characteristic of, or characterized by an ulcer or ulcers
2. being or having a corrupting influence

Derived Forms

• ˈulcerously, adverb
• ˈulcerousness, noun

Other Words From

• ulcer·ous·ly adverb
• ulcer·ous·ness noun
• non·ulcer·ous adjective
• non·ulcer·ous·ly adverb
• non·ulcer·ous·ness noun
• un·ulcer·ous adjective
• un·ulcer·ous·ly adverb
• un·ulcer·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ulcerous¹

1570–80; < Latin ulcerōsus full of sores, ulcerous, equivalent to ulcer- a sore, ulcer + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

An ulcerous infection on her thigh prevented her from working last year, but since January she has been selling beauty products door to door.

From The Guardian

Raleigh’s foot remained swollen and ulcerous—the skin was now peeling off—and Fawcett urged him to return with the guides.

From The New Yorker

“Wiley’s paintings are created by teams of assistants in China,” the critic Ben Davis observed in an ulcerous review at BlouinArtinfo.com in 2012.

From New York Times

The scariest moment was when he got sick with what later was diagnosed as ulcerous colitis.

From Washington Times

He looked into its surface and it was gray and ulcerous.

From Literature