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Cancerous

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Relating to or affected with cancer.

adj. Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Like cancer; virulent; also, affected with cancer.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads

adj. relating to or affected with cancer

Word Usage

"The President was infuriated that government efforts to eradicate poverty and improve livelihoods were undermined by what he called cancerous corruption that had eaten into government departments."

Equivalent

malign malignant

Antonym

noncancerous

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

precancerous

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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