cankered

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adjective

Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.

OriginMiddle English cankered →
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Meanings

cankered1

adjectivecankered (comparative more cankered, superlative most cankered)

comparative more cankered · superlative most cankered · alternative obsolete cankred

  1. Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
  2. Ulcerated.
  3. figurativelyCorrupted; morally corrupt.
  4. figurativelyBad-tempered.

cankered2

verb

alternative obsolete cankred

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of canker

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
decayeddozyrotten

Origin

cankered · adjective

  1. Middle Englishcankren
  2. Middle Englishcankered
  3. Englishcankered

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

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cankered · verb

  1. Middle Englishcankren“to canker”
  2. Middle Englishcankered
  3. Middle Englishcancrede
  4. Englishcankered

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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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cankered,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankered.

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