ULCEROUS

cankerous, ulcerated, ulcerous

(adjective) having an ulcer or canker

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ulcerous (comparative more ulcerous, superlative most ulcerous)

Of or relating to an ulcer

Having an ulcer

Anagrams

• couleurs, urceolus

Source: Wiktionary


Ul"cer*ous, a. Etym: [L. ulcerous: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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