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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Warty is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
Toads have dry warty skin, make short hops, and may be found far from water as
  adults.
Entire tubers may be replaced by the warty proliferation.
The large spindles are warty and may have one side that has numerous small
  spines.
Unlike the smooth-skinned animals that have been imagined by artists, this
  dinosaur was as warty as a toad.
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