cancerous

English

Etymology

From cancer +‎ -ous, from Latin cancer (“crab; tumor, cancer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kænsəɹəs/

Adjective

cancerous (comparative more cancerous, superlative most cancerous)

  1. (oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
  2. Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
  3. Extremely unpleasant; detestable.

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