carpetbagging
- s presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
capetian
- n a member of the Capetian dynasty
- a of or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet
carcinogenic
- a causing or tending to cause cancer
the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals
captious
- s tending to find and call attention to faults
a captious pedant
cancerous
- s relating to or affected with cancer
a cancerous growth - s like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads
remorse was cancerous within him
pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children
cancroid
- n the most common form of skin cancer
- a of or relating to a cancroid
candid
- s characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
I gave them my candid opinion - s informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared
a candid photograph
a candid interview - s openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
his candid eyes
candied
- v coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
- s encrusted with sugar or syrup
candied grapefruit peel - s (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar