Dictionary entry

Ulcerous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ul″cer‐ous (?), a. [L. ulcerosus: cf. F. ulcéreux.] 1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. R. Browning.

2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.

It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. Shak.

— Ul″cer‐ous‐ly, adv. — Ul″cer‐ous‐ness, n.