— cankeredly , adv. — cankeredness , n.
/kang"keuhrd/ , adj.
1. morally corrupt.
2. bad-tempered.
3. (of plants)
a. destroyed or having portions destroyed by the feeding of a cankerworm.
b. having a cankerous part; infected with a canker.
4. ulcerated.
[ 1375-1425; late ME; see CANKER, -ED 3 ]