cankered

[ kang-kerd ]

/ ˈkæŋ kərd /

adjective

morally corrupt.

bad-tempered.

(of plants)

destroyed or having portions destroyed by the feeding of a cankerworm.
having a cankerous part; infected with a canker.

ulcerated.

Origin of cankered

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at canker, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM cankered

can·kered·ly, adverbcan·kered·ness, nounun·can·kered, adjective

Words nearby cankered

Canis Major, Canis Minor, canister, canities, canker, cankered, cankerous, cankerroot, canker sore, cankerworm, cankle

Example sentences from the Web for cankered

Your gold and silver is cankered: and the rust of them shall be for a testimony against you and shall eat your flesh like fire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Among other doctors' prescriptions pasted in the book there is one for cankered ear in dogs.
The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson|Nellie van De Grift Sanchez
William Mainwaring died first, careworn and shamebowed; the blot on his name had cankered into his heart.
Lucretia, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The prince was a wretched, whimpering little creature, with a cankered body and a blighted soul.
Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete|Lyndon Orr

The still energetic men, and the women that have been cankered with the tedium vit, and have the brains and brawn to work.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton