excrescent
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English
Etymology
From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
Pronunciation
Noun
excrescent (plural excrescents)
- A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
- (phonetics) A sound in a word without etymological reason.
- "B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
Related terms
Adjective
excrescent (comparative more excrescent, superlative most excrescent)
- Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
- 1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. , (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: Printed for J Wilford, , →OCLC:
- Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.