cankerous

An archaic adjective describing something that is like a canker; corrupting, spreading like a sore, or morally destructive.

• 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, описывающее что-то подобное язве; разъедающее, распространяющееся как рана или морально разрушительное.

1. Having an ulcer or canker C1 formal medical

   Affected by or resembling a canker; having a sore or ulcer, especially in the mouth.

   • The patient had a cankerous sore on his tongue.
   • Cankerous lesions can be painful and slow to heal.
   • The doctor examined the cankerous tissue under a microscope.

   🇷🇺Язвенный

   Синонимы: festeringsoreulceratedulcerous

2. Corrupting or destructive C2 formal

   Having a harmful or corrupting influence, like a disease that spreads and destroys.

   • The cankerous influence of greed spread through the organization.
   • Cankerous rumors damaged the community's trust.
   • The cankerous effects of pollution are visible in the dying forest.

   🇷🇺Разрушительный

   Синонимы: corruptingdestructivemalignantperniciouspestilentulcerousvirulent

   Антонимы: beneficialcurativehealingsalutarywholesome

• more cankerous comparative form
• most cankerous superlative form