Word: cancerous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: can
cer
ous
Definition: Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
Morphemes:
Affix: cancer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cancer
Language: la
Decoded: cancer
Meaning: crab
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of