2. Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured. "A cankered grandam's will." Shak.
CANKEREDLY
Can"kered*ly, adv.
Defn: Fretfully; spitefully.
CANKER FLY
Can"ker fly`.
Defn: A fly that preys on fruit.
CANKEROUS
Can"ker*ous, a.
Defn: Affecting like a canker. "Canrerous shackles." Thomson.
Misdeem it not a cankerous change. Wordsworth.
CANKER RASH
Can"ker rash". (Med.)
Defn: A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.
CANKERWORM
Can"ker*worm`, n. (Zoöl.)