cankersome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by ill-temperedness; cankery.

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English canker →
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Meanings

adjectivecankersome (comparative more cankersome, superlative most cankersome)

comparative more cankersome · superlative most cankersome

  1. ScotlandCharacterised or marked by ill-temperedness; cankery.

Origin

  1. Englishcanker
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishcankersome

From canker + -some.

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APA

cankersome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankersome

MLA

“cankersome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankersome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cankersome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cankersome.

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