| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Like a canker; full of canker.[Websters]
2. Surly; sore; malignant.[Websters] 3. Being ulcerous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb cankerily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (cankerily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective cankery.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CANKERY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CANKERY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Rusty . Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
