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excrescent

[ ik-skres-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous.
  2. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t- sound in sense (sents) or against (from Middle English ageynes ), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; parasitic.


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Other Words From

  • ex·crescent·ly adverb
  • super·ex·crescent adjective
  • super·ex·crescent·ly adverb
  • unex·crescent adjective
  • unex·crescent·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of excrescent1

1600–10; < Latin excrēscent- (stem of excrēscēns ), present participle of excrēscere to grow out. See ex- 1, crescent

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