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Webster 1913 Edition


cancerous

can′cer-ous

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
cancéreux
]
Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer;
as, a
cancerous
growth
.
“
cancerous
vices”
G. Eliot.
–
Can′cer-ous-ly
,
adv.
–
Can′cer-ous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cancerous

CANCEROUS

,
Adj.
Like a cancer; having the qualities of a cancer.