Varicose

//ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty. usually
Adjective
  1. 1
    abnormally swollen or knotty wordnet

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unhealthyvaricosedvaricotic

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"But 85 percent of the road is still there - not only that old, varicose concrete and asphalt, but more importantly, the people along the road: the barbers, the fry cooks, the grease monkeys, the cops, the farmers, the ranchers, the kids."

Etymology

From varix, via Middle English [Term?] from Latin varix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wers-. By surface analysis, varic- + -ose. See also Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”), Ancient Greek ἕρμα (hérma, “reef, rock, hill”), Lithuanian viršus (“top”).

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