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cancerous

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "cancerous" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

cancerous

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

cancerous is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, cancerous is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcancerous

1adjective
  • Relating to or affected with cancer.
  • Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
  • Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
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