Excrescent
51anenst — /euh nenst /, prep. Brit. Dial. anent (def. 2). [ME anenist, equiv. to anen (see ANENT) + is adv. gen. suffix + excrescent t] * * * …
52anent — /euh nent /, prep. 1. in regard to; about; concerning. 2. Brit. beside; in line with. [bef. 900; ME var. (with excrescent t; see ANCIENT) of anen, OE on emn, on efen on EVEN1 (ground), with, beside] * * * …
53argal — argal1 /ahr geuhl/, n. Chem. argol. argal2 /ahr geuhl/, n. argali. argal3 /ahr geuhl/, conj., adv. Literary. therefore: used facetiously to indicate that the reasoning that had gone before or the conclusion that follows is specious or absurd.… …
54bequest — /bi kwest /, n. 1. a disposition in a will. 2. a legacy: A small bequest allowed her to live independently. [1250 1300; ME biqueste, biquyste, equiv. to bi BE + quiste will, bequest, OE cwis(se) (with excrescent t, as in BEHEST), n. deriv. of… …
55excrescence — /ik skres euhns/, n. 1. an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body. 2. a normal outgrowth, as hair or horns. 3. any disfiguring addition. 4. abnormal growth or increase. [1375 1425; late ME < L excrescentia. See… …
56excretion — excretion1 /ik skree sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excreting. 2. the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [1595 1605; < LL excretion (s. of excretio) that which is sifted out. See EXCRETE, ION] excretion2 /ik skree… …
57intrusive — intrusively, adv. intrusiveness, n. /in trooh siv/, adj. 1. tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love. 2. characterized by or involving intrusion. 3. intruding; thrusting in. 4. Geol. a.… …
58midst — midst1 /midst/, n. 1. the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. (usually prec. by the): a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the… …
59parasitic — parasitically, adv. parasiticalness, n. /par euh sit ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of parasites. 2. (of diseases) due to parasites. 3. Phonet. excrescent (def. 2). Also, parasitical. [1620 30; < L parasiticus < Gk parasitikós …
60swound — /swownd, swoohnd/, v.i., n. Archaic. swoon. [1400 50; late ME swounde (v.), var. (with excrescent d) of swoune to SWOON] * * * …
