Meanings
adjectivecankerous (comparative more cankerous, superlative most cankerous)
comparative more cankerous · superlative most cankerous
- Causing canker; ulcerating.
Hither may come the prisoner, escaping from his dark and narrow cell and cankerous chain, to breathe free air in this enchanted atmosphere.
1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Hall of Fantasy”, in Mosses from an Old Manse
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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APA
cankerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankerous
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“cankerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankerous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cankerous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankerous.
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