carbuncular

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das mit einem Karbunkel (Edelstein oder Hautinfektion) zusammenhängt oder daran erinnert; im heutigen Englisch selten verwendet.

An archaic adjective describing something relating to or resembling a carbuncle (a type of gemstone or a skin infection); now rarely used in modern English.

1. Afflicted with or resembling a carbuncleC2formal

   Describing something that is affected by or looks like a carbuncle, which is a large, painful, pus-filled skin infection.

   Karbunkelartig

   • The patient's skin was carbuncular and required immediate medical attention.
   • The old photograph showed a carbuncular growth on the man's neck.
   • The doctor diagnosed the carbuncular lesion as a severe infection.

   Synonymeabscessed