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Definition of Cankerous
1. Adjective. Having an ulcer or canker.
Definition of Cankerous
1. a. Affecting like a canker.
Definition of Cankerous
1. Adjective. Infected with canker; ulcerous ¹
2. Adjective. Causing canker; ulcerating ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cankerous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cankerous
Literary usage of Cankerous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1880)
"... their cloathes endangering their eyesight and healths, by their cankerous dust
and evil scent. In raking up this dung-heap (according to my ..."
2. Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry, Translated: With Notes on the Translation by Aristotle, Thomas Twining, Daniel Twining (1812)
"THE Cankerous WOUND THAT EATS MY FLESH. should read, probably, for the sake of
the metre, ... Cankerous ..."
3. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"Cankerous stems are found on every soil and locality, but the disease is less
prevalent on ... Remove cankerous stems in thinnings and preparatory fellings, ..."
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