(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
So the fourth Gulf War goes on, spreading its cancerous violence further by the day.
How the “adults in the room”, actual adults, can stand there and smile wistfully while that cancerous blob sits in a chair and spouts lies is cruel and beyond unconscionable. The parents of these kids should be ashamed.
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
On Sunday at five they operated to remove the cancerous kidney.
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Mapping Cancerous Tissue with a Hand-Held Probe https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/413082/ Taking advantage of the mechanical differences between healthy tissue and tumors, a wireless probe can aid surgeons in…
(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
I love this show, but the fanbase is so toxic and cancerous.
“So the fourth Gulf War goes on, spreading its cancerous violence further by the day.”
“How the “adults in the room”, actual adults, can stand there and smile wistfully while that cancerous blob sits in a chair and spouts lies is cruel and beyond unconscionable. The parents of these kids should be ashamed.”
“Mapping Cancerous Tissue with a Hand-Held Probe https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/413082/ Taking advantage of the mechanical differences between healthy tissue and tumors, a wireless probe can aid surgeons in…”
“The failure to include trans voices in coverage of trans issues is a profession-wide disease, but nowhere is it more cancerous than in nyt coverage.”
“Realizing that billionaires only exist because they exploit an archaic legal system and that in nature they'd be (at best) banished from society for being the cancerous sociopaths they are is the first step in eating billionaires.”
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(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
On Sunday at five they operated to remove the cancerous kidney.
Cancerous means: Extremely unpleasant; detestable.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
cancerous means: Extremely unpleasant; detestable.. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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