cankery

== English == === Etymology === From canker +‎ -y. === Adjective === cankery (comparative more cankery, superlative most cankery) Full of canker (plant disease); diseased and decaying. Marked by cankers; ulcerous. Rusty; corroded. Corrosive. (of taste) Metallic or bitter. Surly; cantankerous. Characteristic of canker (disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths)