Excrescent
1Excrescent — Ex*cres cent, a. [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. [1913 Webster] Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts.… …
2excrescent — index superfluous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3excrescent — mid 15c., from L. excrescentem (nom. excrescens), prp. of excrescere (see EXCRESCENCE (Cf. excrescence)) …
4excrescent — [eks kres′ənt, ikskres′ənt] adj. [ME < L excrescens, prp. of excrescere] 1. forming an excrescence; growing abnormally; superfluous 2. Phonet. designating or of an epenthetic sound or letter in a word …
5excrescent — adjective Etymology: Latin excrescent , excrescens, present participle of excrescere to grow out, from ex + crescere to grow more at crescent Date: 1633 1. forming an abnormal, excessive, or useless outgrowth 2. of, relating to, or constituting… …
6excrescent — excrescently, adv. /ik skres euhnt/, adj. 1. growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous. 2. Phonet. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t sound in sense /sents/ or against… …
7excrescent — noun a) Something growing, usually abnormally, out of something else. B in nimble is an excrescent. b) A sound in a word without etymological reason. See Also: excrescence …
8excrescent — ex•cres•cent [[t]ɪkˈskrɛs ənt[/t]] adj. 1) pat phl ppa vet growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous 2) phn (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t sound in sense (sents);… …
9Excrescent letter — Excrescent Ex*cres cent, a. [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. [1913 Webster] Expunge the whole, or lip the… …
10excrescent — ex·cres·cent (eks kresґənt) resembling or of the nature of an excrescence …
