warty

[ wawr-tee ]

adjective,wart·i·er, wart·i·est.
  1. having warts; covered with or as with warts.

  2. resembling a wart.

Origin of warty

1
First recorded in 1475–85; wart + -y1

Other words from warty

  • wart·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby warty

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How to use warty in a sentence

  • Her hand, fumbling anxiously over the girl's breast, met the hard and warty palm of the dwarf.

  • Aside from this it can always be known by the warty appearance of the upper half of the bill.

  • This often gives the volcano a sort of hummocky or warty appearance, and produces a departure from the symmetrical character.

    Mount Rainier | Various
  • The caterpillar is of a dirty white, with brown warty spots, each surmounted by a fine hair.

    The Insect World | Louis Figuier
  • The caterpillar is green, with black warty spots, each having a hair of the same colour.

    The Insect World | Louis Figuier