verrucous

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin verrūcōsus, from Latin verrūca (“wart”).[1] By surface analysis, verruca +‎ -ous. Doublet of verrucose.

Adjective

verrucous (comparative more verrucous, superlative most verrucous)

  1. wart-like, resembling a verruca; verrucose
    Synonyms: wartish, warty

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References

  1. ^ “verrucous, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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