verrucous

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verrucous

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

adjective more verrucous · most verrucous

wart-like, resembling a verruca; verrucose
Similar: wartish, warty

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@misc{verrucous_2026,
  title = {verrucous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verrucous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}