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cankered.

Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

  2. Ulcerated.

  3. Corrupted; morally corrupt.

    figuratively
  4. Bad-tempered.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivalent to canker + -ed.

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of canker

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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

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