cankered
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivalent to canker + -ed.
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
cankered (comparative more cankered, superlative most cankered)
- Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part
- Ulcerated
- (figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt
- (figuratively) bad-tempered
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English cancrede (preterite) and Middle English cankered, y-cancred (past participle) of Middle English cankren (“to canker”), equivalent to canker + -ed.
Verb edit
cankered
- simple past and past participle of canker