warty

See also: Warty

English

Etymology

wart + -y

Adjective

warty (comparative wartier or more warty, superlative wartiest or most warty)

  1. Having warts.
    a warty leaf
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 36:
      Strictly speaking, the term toad should be restricted to members of the family Bufonidae, of which the common European and natterjack toads are good examples. But common parlance has seen the name applied to any warty tail-less amphibian.
  2. Similar to a wart.
    a warty excrescence

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvar.tɨ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -artɨ
  • Syllabification: war‧ty
  • Homophone: Warty

Adjective

warty (comparative bardziej warty, superlative najbardziej warty)

  1. (proscribed, obsolete) Alternative form of wart

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

warty m inan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of wart

Noun

warty f

  1. inflection of warta:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

  • warty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • warty in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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