cankered Meaning & Definition
What Does Cankered Mean?
Cankered is an adjective that means Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part. It can also mean Ulcerated. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of canker. As a verb, it means To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
Cankered Definition (Adjective)
- Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
- Ulcerated.
- Corrupted; morally corrupt.
- Bad-tempered.
Cankered as a Verb
- simple past and past participle of canker
Verb
- To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
- To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
- To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
- To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
Synonyms of Cankered
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Cankered synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
cankered (comparative more cankered, superlative most cankered)
cankered
Words That Rhyme With Cankered
Origin of Cankered
Origin 1: From Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivalent to canker + -ed.
Origin 2: From Middle English cancrede (preterite) and Middle English cankered, y-cancred (past participle) of Middle English cankren (“to canker”), equivalent to canker + -ed.