cankerous
/ˈkæŋkərəs/
adjective
- Having or relating to a canker; ulcerous or diseased.
- The old apple tree had a cankerous spot on its trunk.
- His cankerous mouth sores made it hard for him to talk.
- The cankerous wound on the tree branch needed to be trimmed off.
- Morally corrupt or harmful; spreading like a disease.
- The cankerous influence of greed destroyed the company's reputation.
- Cankerous rumors spread through the small town, causing distrust.
- They fought against the cankerous corruption in the government.