Verrucous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    wart-like, resembling a verruca; verrucose

Synonyms

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wartishwarty

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin verrūcōsus, from Latin verrūca (“wart”). By surface analysis, verruca + -ous. Doublet of verrucose.

Related phrases

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