cankered

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Having deep, serious, or extensive decay, destruction, or corruption, especially of a physical or moral nature.

  - "The tree's bark was cankered and covered in moss."
  - "His once-handsome face was cankered with age and sorrow."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cankered
rankled , ankled , ankle , ankledly

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Variants

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canker , cankered , cankering , cankers

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'eaten away by worms', from Old English cencranian, from canc 'worm' + rādan 'gnaw'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'cankered' is often used in Shakespeare's plays.

2. In the Middle Ages, 'canker' referred to a type of syphilis.

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Related Concepts

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1. decay: Process of deterioration and eventual collapse of a system or structure.

2. corruption: The misuse of power for personal gain.

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Culture

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In literature, 'cankered' has been used to describe characters or situations filled with resentment, bitterness, and decay. In art, it can symbolize the passage of time and the inevitable decay of all things.

How to Memorize "cankered"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a tree with deep, decaying bark or an old, bitter person.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with decay, corruption, or bitterness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating 'cankered' with 'cankle' and remembering that it means 'eaten away'.

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