- can|ker|ous
- can|ker|ous «KANG kuhr uhs», adjective.1. of or like a canker or cankers.
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can|tan´ker|ous|ness — can|tan|ker|ous «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed … Useful english dictionary
can|tan´ker|ous|ly — can|tan|ker|ous «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed … Useful english dictionary
can|tan|ker|ous — «kan TANG kuhr uhs», adjective. ready to make trouble and oppose anything suggested; ill natured; quarrelsome: »We have a huge, black, cantankerous Persian tomcat that ruthlessly dominates the house (Harper s). SYNONYM(S): crabbed, testy.… … Useful english dictionary
can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… … English syllables
can·tan·ker·ous — … Useful english dictionary
ker — ker·a·lan; ker·a·sin; ker·a·ter·pe·ton; ker·a·tin; ker·a·tin·i·za·tion; ker·a·tin·ize; ker·a·ti·tis; ker·a·to·conjunctivitis; ker·a·to·der·ma; ker·a·to·gen·ic; ker·a·tog·e·nous; ker·a·toid; ker·a·toi·dea; Ker·a·tol; ker·a·tol·y·sis;… … English syllables
cankerous — can·ker·ous … English syllables
canker — can•ker [[t]ˈkæŋ kər[/t]] n. 1) pat a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, esp. in the mouth 2) ppa a defined area of diseased tissue, esp. in woody stems 3) something that corrupts or destroys; blight 4) ppa to infect with canker 5) to corrupt; destroy… … From formal English to slang
Cankerous — Can ker*ous, a. Affecting like a canker. Canrerous shackles. Thomson. [1913 Webster] Misdeem it not a cankerous change. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cantankerous — can•tan•ker•ous [[t]kænˈtæŋ kər əs[/t]] adj. quarrelsome; irritable • Etymology: 1765–75 can•tan′ker•ous•ly, adv. can•tan′ker•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
