cancerously
In metastatic fashion
In the manner of cancer—spreading destructively and uncontrollably.
The word appears almost exclusively in figurative contexts: The corruption spread cancerously through the organization.
It suggests something malignant that grows and consumes what surrounds it.
In eroding manner
- ravagingViolently destroying everything
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
- ruinouslyIn a devastating manner
- toxicallyIn a poisonous manner
perniciously · harmfully · damagingly · lethally · fatally · poisonously · insidiously · virulently
Beyond one's power to check
- rampantlyIn an unchecked manner
- invasivelyIn an encroaching manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
- inexorablyWithout possibility of stopping
unchecked · aggressively · pervasively · insidiously · exponentially · wildly · unstoppably · permeating
Cancer spreading beyond origin
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
lymphoma · leukemia · sarcoma · melanoma · biopsy · prognosis · immunotherapy · remission
corrosively
In eroding manner
- ravagingViolently destroying everything
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
- ruinouslyIn a devastating manner
toxically · perniciously · harmfully · damagingly · lethally · fatally · poisonously · insidiously · virulently · malignantly
uncontrollably
Beyond one's power to check
- rampantlyIn an unchecked manner
- invasivelyIn an encroaching manner
- relentlesslyWithout stopping or weakening
inexorably · unchecked · aggressively · pervasively · insidiously · exponentially · wildly · unstoppably · permeating · infiltrating
metastasis
Cancer spreading beyond origin
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
radiation · lymphoma · leukemia · sarcoma · melanoma · biopsy · prognosis · immunotherapy · remission · palliative
cancerouslybenignly
In harmless, gentle manner
harmlessly · healthily · beneficially · innocuously · normally