Meanings
adjectiveulcerous (comparative more ulcerous, superlative most ulcerous)
comparative more ulcerous · superlative most ulcerous
- Of or relating to an ulcer
- Having an ulcer
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From ulcer + -ous (compare Latin ulcerōsus).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian язвен
- язвен (jazven)of or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
Czech vředový
- vředovýof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
French ulcéreux
- ulcéreuxof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
German eiternd, eitrig
- eiterndof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
- eitrigof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
- geschwürigof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
- ulzerösof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
Italian ulceroso
- ulcerosohaving an ulcer
Latin vomicus
- vomicusof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
Portuguese ulceroso, ulceroso
- ulcerosohaving an ulcer
- ulcerosoof or relating to an ulcer, ulcers
Spanish ulceroso
- ulcerosohaving an ulcer
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
ulcerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerous
MLA
“ulcerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ulcerous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ulcerous.
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