cankered

== English == === Alternative forms === cankred (obsolete) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English cankered, y-cancred, past participle of Middle English cankren, equivalent to canker +‎ -ed. ==== Adjective ==== cankered (comparative more cankered, superlative most cankered) Infected with a canker or having a cankerous part. Ulcerated. (figuratively) Corrupted; morally corrupt. (figuratively) Bad-tempered. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English cancrede (preterite) and Middle English cankered, y-cancred (past participle) of Middle English cankren (“to canker”), equivalent to canker +‎ -ed. ==== Verb ==== cankered simple past and past participle of canker