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Ulcerous

Disease
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Affected by or resembling open, corrosive sores; used in dark, satirical, or war poetry to convey corruption and physical decay.

Detailed Definition
Ulcerous refers to a condition of painful sores that resist easy healing and may eat into flesh or tissue. Poets can use it literally for bodily suffering or figuratively for grief, resentment, poverty, and social damage that remain raw over time. An ulcerous city or conscience suggests injury that has become chronic rather than passing. Its harsh sound and medical specificity lend force to poems concerned with wounds that persist beneath public composure.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Ulcerous sores marked the beggar’s feet,” using ulcerous to describe painful open wounds; “Ulcerous smoke rose from the battlefield” makes the landscape seem diseased and injured; A political poem may call injustice “an ulcerous stain upon the nation,” stressing harm that festers; “The ulcerous moon hung raw above the roofs” creates a disturbing image of a wounded sky
Additional Notes
Marked by ulcers or raw, eroding sores. Poetic use may be literal or figurative, suggesting corrosive pain, social injury, or inward spiritual damage.
Also Known As
Ulcerated Ulcerative
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