Cancered

/ˈkænsərd/ adjective

Definition

Affected by or infected with cancer; cancerous or malignant.

Etymology

From cancer + -ed (adjective suffix), creating an older or poetic term for 'cancerous.'

Kelly Says

Though 'cancered' is archaic, Shakespeare used it in Hamlet when describing something corrupted or diseased, showing how deeply the cancer metaphor runs in English.

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