cankered

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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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
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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cankered

  1. simple past and past participle of canker