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excrescent
[ ik-skres-uhnt ]
adjective
- growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous.
- 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·crescent·ly adverb
- super·ex·crescent adjective
- super·ex·crescent·ly adverb
- unex·crescent adjective
- unex·crescent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of excrescent1
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