cancerous

CEFRB2

/ˈkænsəɹəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Containing or caused by cancer cells.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Extremely unpleasant; detestable.

Examples

  • The histologic assay showed that the sample contained cancerous cells.

  • The results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is cancerous.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.

  2. Relating to or affected with cancer.

More examples

In context

  • I love this show, but the fanbase is so toxic and cancerous.

  • On Sunday at five they operated to remove the cancerous kidney.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English cancerous, from Latin cancerōsus, from cancer (“crab; tumor, cancer”) + -ōsus (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cancer + -ous.