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wart⋅y

  [wawr-tee]
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–adjective, wart⋅i⋅er, wart⋅i⋅est.
1. having warts; covered with or as with warts.
2. resembling a wart.
Origin:
1475–85; wart + -y 1

Related forms:
wart⋅i⋅ness, noun
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wart   (wôrt)   
n.  

    1. A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically on the hands or feet.

    2. A similar growth or protuberance, as on a plant.

    3. One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.

    4. An imperfection; a flaw.

  2. A genital wart.

    1. One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.

    2. An imperfection; a flaw.


[Middle English, from Old English wearte.]
wart'ed, wart'y adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: warty
Pronunciation: 'wort-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: wart·i·er; wart·i·est
1 : characterized by warts
2 : of the nature of or resembling a wart <warty cutaneous nodules>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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