Can″cer‐ous (?), a. [Cf. F. cancéreux] Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer. “cancerous vices” G. Eliot.
— Can″cer‐ous‐ly, adv. — Can″cer‐ous‐ness, n.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.