different between cankerous vs cancerous
cankerous
English
Etymology
canker +? -ous
Adjective
cankerous (comparative more cankerous, superlative most cankerous)
- Infected with canker; ulcerous.
- Causing canker; ulcerating.
Quotations
- 1843 William Youatt, John Stuart Skinner - The Horse
- A pledget of tar should be dipped in the acid, and then firmly pressed on the cankerous surface.
- 1861 Alfred Bate Richards - Croesus, King of Lydia
- Twas cankerous envy framed his sour reply.
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cancerous
English
Etymology
From cancer +? -ous, from Latin cancer (“crab; tumor, cancer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kæns???s/
Adjective
cancerous (comparative more cancerous, superlative most cancerous)
- (oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
- Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
- Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
Antonyms
- noncancerous
Related terms
- cancer
- precancerous
Translations
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