Origin: Latin
suffix -ous
Cancerous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
relating to or affected with cancer
"a cancerous growth"
2
like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads
"remorse was cancerous within him"
"pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children"
3
Relating to or affected with cancer.
Example Sentences
"a cancerous growth"
adjective
"remorse was cancerous within him"
adjective
"pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children"
adjective
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