gangrenous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈɡæŋɡɹɪnəs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English gangrene Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English gangrenous From gangrene + -ous.
- Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene.
“The medic worried that Private Johnson's wounded leg was looking more gangrenous.”