cankered Synonyms & Antonyms
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Cankered as an 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
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.
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.
Quick Facts About Cankered
| Part of speech | adjective, verb |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part |
| Comparative / superlative | more cankered, most cankered |