cankered
- adjective
- /ˈkæŋkərd/
- Archaic
:
corrompido
- The cankered roots of the tree suggested that it was suffering from a serious infection.
Examples
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Their cankered consciences must be called to account.
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There was a taste in his mouth like a cankered penny, and he could smell fear on himself like an animal's rank musk that you can't wash off.
Fiction book (2001) -
I will fight against my cankered country with the spleen of all the under fiends.
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His friendships had become cankered by years of unresolved arguments and bitterness.
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Her outlook was cankered by the negativity that surrounded her daily.
Synonyms
4
8.4
Having long lasting strong anger toward someone
1
9.9
Having sores like ulcers that damage tissue
Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful
Antonyms
How Corrupt
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cankered comes from canker, which once meant a 'sore' or 'rot' and is related to the word cancer; it gave the image of something being eaten away. So, to be cankered is to be slowly eaten away from within by decay or deep bitterness.