'Ulcerous' definitions:

Definition of 'ulcerous'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Having an ulcer or canker [syn: cankerous, ulcerated, ulcerous]

Definition of 'Ulcerous'

From: GCIDE
  • Ulcerous \Ul"cer*ous\, a. [L. ulcerosus: cf. F. ulc['e]reux.]
  • 1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated. [1913 Webster]
  • It will but skin and film the ulcerous place. --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Ul"cer*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ul"cer*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Ulcuscle

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