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cankerous

[kang-ker-uhs] / ˈkæŋ kər əs /


ADJECTIVE
ulcerous
Synonyms


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On the surface, this collaboration with Troye Sivan features nonsensical, distorted lyrics about zooming on a jet ski and heavy on the cankerous noises.

From The Guardian Dec. 26, 2019

I admire the trickery of his work, the cankerous skin, which is nice and grungy.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2016

Arriving in Belfast for a "learn-and-listen" visit, British Home Secretary Reginald Maudling heard enough to convince him that the new Tory government had inherited a cankerous problem.

From Time Magazine Archive

The conscience of France may sometimes have seemed quiet, but it has also been deeply troubled by the cankerous, six-year war in Algeria.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like a cankerous malady its venom has touched almost every side of American life.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington




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