\Ul"cer*ous\, a. [L. ulcerous: cf. F. ulc['e]reux.]
1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging
   purulent or other matter. --R. Browning.
2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.
         It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
                                               --Shak.
   -- {Ul"cer*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ul"cer*ous*ness}, n.