# cankered

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
2. Ulcerated.
3. Corrupted; morally corrupt.
4. Bad-tempered.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cankered