cankered

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivalent to canker +‎ -ed.

Alternative forms

• cankred (obsolete)

Adjective

cankered (comparative more cankered, superlative most cankered)

1. Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part
2. Ulcerated
3. (figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt
4. (figuratively) bad-tempered

Derived terms

• cankeredly

Etymology 2

From Middle English cancrede (preterite) and Middle English cankered, y-cancred (past participle) of Middle English cankren (“to canker”), equivalent to canker +‎ -ed.

Verb

cankered

1. simple past and past participle of canker