excrescent

[ ik-skres-uhnt ]

/ ɪkˈskrɛs ənt /

adjective

growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous.

Phonetics. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t-sound in sense (sents) or against (from Middle English ageynes), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; parasitic.

Origin of excrescent

1600–10; <Latin excrēscent- (stem of excrēscēns), present participle of excrēscere to grow out. See ex-¹, crescent

OTHER WORDS FROM excrescent

ex·cres·cent·ly, adverbsu·per·ex·cres·cent, adjectivesu·per·ex·cres·cent·ly, adverbun·ex·cres·cent, adjective

un·ex·cres·cent·ly, adverb

Words nearby excrescent

excorticate, excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion, excretory, excretory duct

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Example sentences from the Web for excrescent

Skeat explains this form as fallen with an excrescent d, due to Scandinavian influence, citing also Bk.
The Bruce|John Barbour
Round and about the tent and on its excrescent flooring were heaped our boxes, otherwise the wind would have blown it over.
Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard
You are regarded an excrescent growth on the body of civil society.
Twentieth Century Negro Literature|Various
The insertion of excrescent p occurs after m in other words in Chaucer; as in solempne, dampne.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer

If heavy rains happen at this critical period, they will wash this excrescent substance off, and thereby damage the plants.
A treatise on the culture of the tobacco plant with the manner in which it is usually cured|Jonathan Carver

British Dictionary definitions for excrescent

excrescent

/ (ɪkˈskrɛsənt) /

adjective

denoting, relating to, or resembling an abnormal outgrowth

uselessly added; not essential; superfluous

denoting or relating to a speech sound or letter inserted into a word without etymological justification, such as the b in nimble

Derived forms of excrescent

excrescently, adverb

Word Origin for excrescent

C17: from Latin excrēscēns, from excrēscere, from crēscere to grow

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Medical definitions for excrescent

excrescent

[ ĭk-skrĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Growing out abnormally, excessively, or superfluously.

单词	excrescent
释义	excrescent [ ik-skres-uhnt ] / ɪkˈskrɛs ənt / adjective growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t-sound in sense (sents) or against (from Middle English ageynes), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; parasitic. Origin of excrescent 1600–10; <Latin excrēscent- (stem of excrēscēns), present participle of excrēscere to grow out. See ex-¹, crescent OTHER WORDS FROM excrescent ex·cres·cent·ly, adverbsu·per·ex·cres·cent, adjectivesu·per·ex·cres·cent·ly, adverbun·ex·cres·cent, adjective un·ex·cres·cent·ly, adverb Words nearby excrescent excorticate, excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion, excretory, excretory duct Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excrescent Skeat explains this form as fallen with an excrescent d, due to Scandinavian influence, citing also Bk. The Bruce\|John Barbour Round and about the tent and on its excrescent flooring were heaped our boxes, otherwise the wind would have blown it over. Through the Heart of Patagonia\|H. Hesketh Prichard You are regarded an excrescent growth on the body of civil society. Twentieth Century Negro Literature\|Various The insertion of excrescent p occurs after m in other words in Chaucer; as in solempne, dampne. Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes\|Geoffrey Chaucer If heavy rains happen at this critical period, they will wash this excrescent substance off, and thereby damage the plants. A treatise on the culture of the tobacco plant with the manner in which it is usually cured\|Jonathan Carver British Dictionary definitions for excrescent excrescent / (ɪkˈskrɛsənt) / adjective denoting, relating to, or resembling an abnormal outgrowth uselessly added; not essential; superfluous denoting or relating to a speech sound or letter inserted into a word without etymological justification, such as the b in nimble Derived forms of excrescent excrescently, adverb Word Origin for excrescent C17: from Latin excrēscēns, from excrēscere, from crēscere to grow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for excrescent excrescent [ ĭk-skrĕs′ənt ] adj. Growing out abnormally, excessively, or superfluously. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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