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ulcerous

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ul·cer·ous  (lsr-s)
adj.
1. Of the nature of ulcers or an ulcer.
2. Having ulcers or an ulcer.
ulcer·ous·ly adv.
ulcer·ous·ness n.
ulcerous [ˈʌlsərəs]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) relating to, characteristic of, or characterized by an ulcer or ulcers
2. being or having a corrupting influence
ulcerously  adv
ulcerousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ulcerousulcerous - having an ulcer or canker            
cankerous, ulcerated
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
Translations
ulcerous [ˈʌlsərəs] ADJ → ulceroso
ulcerous
adj → geschwürig; wound → vereitert; (= causing ulcers) → geschwürbildend


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  All swoln and ulcerous, pitiful to the eye,
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
At the instant of the dart an ulcerous jet shot from this cruel wound, and goaded by it into more than sufferable anguish, the whale now spouting thick blood, with swift fury blindly darted at the craft, bespattering them and their glorying crews all over with showers of gore, capsizing Flask's boat and marring the bows.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
In coughs, aches, stitches, ulcerous throes, and cramps, .
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