ulcerous
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈʌlsərəs/
- Specialized
:
ulceroso
- Nor indeed do we intend for viewers to consider them as crabby, ulcerous, little self-seeking vermin with furry legs and an excessive addiction to alcohol and certain explicit sexual practices that some people might find offensive.
- an ulcerous place
Examples
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Or like an ulcerous tumor, "debases spiritual gifts, producing "poison" and "rottenness."
Academic text (2006) -
For love of grace, lay not that flattering unction to your soul, that not your trespass, but my madness speaks: It will but skin and film the ulcerous place, whilst rank and corruption, mining all within, infects... unseen.
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It's better for everyone if Tom Ince had an ulcerous attack.
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New, experimental-stage research involves taking skin stem cells and spraying them on burned or ulcerous areas and having them regrow directly on the human body.
Academic text (2012) -
How he solicits heaven, Himself best knows: but strangely visited people, all swollen and ulcerous, pitiful to the eye,
Academic text (2011) -
The doctor examined the ulcerous sore on her arm, prescribing medication to help it heal.
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After months of treatment, the ulcerous skin condition significantly improved, much to the patient's relief.
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He was diagnosed with an ulcerous infection that required immediate medical attention to prevent further complications.
Synonyms
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7.3
Causing open sores on the skin or inside the body
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9.9
Having sores like ulcers that damage tissue
The skin or inside of the body has open sores
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ulcerous comes from the old Latin word ulcus, meaning 'sore' or 'wound', and is the same root as ulcer. So, ulcerous describes something that has or looks like a sore.