What does gangrenous mean?
Gangrenous means Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene..
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/ˈɡæŋɡɹɪnəs/ · adjective
Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene..
The medic worried that Private Johnson's wounded leg was looking more gangrenous.
Use gangrenous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gangrenous means Indicative of or afflicted with gangrene..
Common synonyms include infected, necrotic, putrefactive, rotting.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The medic worried that Private Johnson's wounded leg was looking more gangrenous.
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