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Added 10 October 2026

cankered

adjective

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Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
Ulcerated.
Corrupted; morally corrupt.

verb

simple past and past participle of canker

Origin

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

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