"B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
Source: wiktionary
Excrescent
/ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/
Synonyms for "excrescent" (19 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
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Adjective(3 words)
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8 entriesanatomical featurebiological propertydescriptorgrowthgrowth typemorphologymorphology termsurface feature
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10 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbone excrescentexcrescent featureexcrescent growthexcrescent noduleexcrescent projectionexcrescent tissue
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3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.
Source: wiktionary