wartiness

wart·y

[wawr-tee]
adjective, wart·i·er, wart·i·est.
1.
having warts; covered with or as with warts.
2.
resembling a wart.

Origin:
1475–85; wart + -y1

wart·i·ness, noun
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wart (wɔːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  pathol Also called: verruca any firm abnormal elevation of the skin caused by a virus
2.  botany a small rounded outgrowth
3.  warts and all with all blemishes evident
 
[Old English weart(e); related to Old High German warza, Old Norse varta]
 
'warted
 
adj
 
'wartlike
 
adj
 
'warty
 
adj

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Wartiness is always a great word to know.
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