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ulcerous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective ulcerous has 1 sense
- ulcerous(s = adj.all) cankerous, ulcerated - having an ulcer or canker; Array Derived form noun ulcer1
CIDE DICTIONARY
ulcerous, a. [L. ulcerosus: cf. F. ulcéreux.].
- Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. R. Browning. [1913 Webster]
- Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated. [1913 Webster]"It will but skin and film the ulcerous place." [1913 Webster]
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