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gangrenous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡæŋɡɹɪnəs/
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adj

Meaning 1

Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The medic worried that Private Johnson's wounded leg was looking more gangrenous.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

suffering from tissue death

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mortified

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gangrene Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English gangrenous From gangrene + -ous.