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cankered

adj

Etymology

From Middle English cancrede (preterite) and Middle English cankered, y-cancred (past participle) of Middle English cankren (“to canker”), equivalent to canker + -ed.

  1. derived from cankren — “to canker”
  2. inherited from cankered
  3. inherited from cancrede

Definitions

  1. Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.

  2. Ulcerated.

  3. Corrupted

    Corrupted; morally corrupt.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Bad-tempered.

    2. simple past and past participle of canker

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA