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Webster 1913 Edition


Excrescent

Ex-cres′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
excresens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
excrescere
to grow out ;
ex
out +
crescere
to grow. See
Crescent
.]
Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
Expunge the whole, or lip the
excrescent
parts.
Pope.
Excrescent letter
(Philol.)
,
a letter which has been added to a root;
as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an
excrescent letter
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Excrescent

EXCRES'CENT

,
Adj.
Growing out of something else, in a preternatural manner; superfluous; as a wart or tumor.
Expunge the whole or lop the excrescent parts.

Definition 2024


excrescent

excrescent

English

Noun

excrescent (plural excrescents)

  1. Something growing, usually abnormally, out of something else.
  2. (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)

  1. Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
    • Alexander Pope
      Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.