Cankerous (Adjective)
Meaning
Having an ulcer or canker.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The cankerous sore on her tongue made eating and speaking extremely painful.
- After a few days of neglecting her oral hygiene, she developed a cankerous lesion on the inside of her cheek.
- The doctor prescribed a topical cream to help heal the cankerous wound on the patient's gum.
- The cankerous growth on his lip was not only painful but also unsightly and embarrassing.
- The dentist warned her that if she didn't take better care of her teeth and gums, she would be prone to recurring cankerous sores.