Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cankered; corroded; rusty.
- Ill-natured; crabbed; venomous; vexing: as, “O cankrie care,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a canker; full of canker.
- adjective Surly; sore; malignant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like a
canker . - adjective Full of canker.
- adjective Surly; sore; malignant.
Etymologies
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canker + -y
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Examples
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"He was always one of them cankery chiels as never have a kindly word for man nor beast," said the landlord.
Can You Forgive Her? 1993
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“He was always one of them cankery chiels as never have a kindly word for man nor beast,” said the landlord.
Can you forgive her? 1864
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They're a cankery independent sort of chaps, are bootmakers.
Ralph the Heir Anthony Trollope 1848
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"He was always one of them cankery chiels as never have a kindly word for man nor beast," said the landlord.
Can You Forgive Her? Anthony Trollope 1848
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