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Cankerous is an English word with synonyms like ulcerated or ulcerous. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Cankerous in a sentence

Cankerous meaning

  1. Infected with canker; ulcerous.
  2. Causing canker; ulcerating.

Synonyms of Cankerous

ulcerated ulcerous unhealthy

Related words

Other words often associated with Cankerous or its synonyms:

angry wheezy unfit rheumy creaky unsound unhealthful wheezing rheumatoid arthritic bad unwholesome

Using Cankerous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Infected with canker; ulcerous. | Causing canker; ulcerating.
  • Useful related words include: ulcerated, ulcerous, unhealthy.

Context around Cankerous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dead 1× seemingly 1×

Often after:

tom 1×

Sentence patterns with Cankerous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

any dead cankerous or otherwise 1× hand seemingly cankerous tom koracick 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

when pruning start 1×

Common sentence endings:

from day one 1× limbs and stems 1×

Words around Cankerous

Just before it in the word index:

canker 18 cankar 2 canje 15 canjam 2 canistota 5 canisters 121

Just after it in the word index:

canlan 2 canlaon 3 canlas 2 canley 10 canlis 2 canlubang 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Cankerous

  • In this selection, "cankerous" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dead, seemingly and tom stand out and add context to how "cankerous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include any dead cankerous or otherwise and hand seemingly cankerous tom koracick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cankerous" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cankerous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

When pruning, start by completely removing any dead, cankerous or otherwise diseased limbs and stems. (15 words)

On the other hand, seemingly cankerous Tom Koracick (Greg Germann) quickly proved himself to be kind and loving, making it very clear that Teddy was his number one from day one. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

On the other hand, seemingly cankerous Tom Koracick (Greg Germann) quickly proved himself to be kind and loving, making it very clear that Teddy was his number one from day one. (31 words)

When pruning, start by completely removing any dead, cankerous or otherwise diseased limbs and stems. (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

When pruning, start by completely removing any dead, cankerous or otherwise diseased limbs and stems.

On the other hand, seemingly cankerous Tom Koracick (Greg Germann) quickly proved himself to be kind and loving, making it very clear that Teddy was his number one from day one.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cankerous" in a sentence?
An example: "When pruning, start by completely removing any dead, cankerous or otherwise diseased limbs and stems." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "cankerous" from authentic English texts.
What does "cankerous" mean?
Cankerous means: Infected with canker; ulcerous.
What are synonyms of "cankerous"?
Common synonyms of "cankerous" include: ulcerated, ulcerous, unhealthy.
How many example sentences with "cankerous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "cankerous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.