cankered
cankered · more cankered · most cankered
Infected with a canker or having a cankerous partInfected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
Meaning
4 sensesInfected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
Ulcerated.
(figuratively)Corrupted; morally corrupt.
(figuratively)Bad-tempered.
Origin
From Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivaFrom Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivalent to canker + -ed.
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Forms
more cankered, most cankered| Comparative | more cankered Lesson |
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| Superlative | most cankered Lesson |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form