Carious

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carious \Ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. cariosus, fr. caries dacay.]
     Affected with caries; decaying; as, a carious tooth.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  carious
       adj : (of teeth) affected with cavities or decay