Definition/Meaning of cankerous

• English - Adjective: cankerous ( comparative more cankerous , superlative most cankerous ) Infected with canker; ulcerous Causing canker; ulcerating
• English - Quotations: 1843 William Youatt, John Stuart Skinner - The Horse A pledget of tar should be dipped in the acid , and then firmly pressed on the cankerous surface . 1861 Alfred Bate Richards - Croesus , King of Lydia Twas cankerous envy framed his sour reply .