Warty

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having warts.

    "a warty leaf"

  2. 2
    Similar to a wart.

    "a warty excrescence"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts wordnet

Example

More examples

"“Well that sounds like a good way; but that ain’t the way Bob Tanner done.” “No, sir, you can bet he didn’t, becuz he’s the wartiest boy in this town; and he wouldn’t have a wart on him if he’d knowed how to work spunk-water.[…]”"

Etymology

From Middle English varty, equivalent to wart + -y.

Related phrases

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