warty

[ wawr-tee ]

adjective

, wart·i·er, wart·i·est.

1. having warts; covered with or as with warts.
2. resembling a wart.

Other Words From

• warti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of warty¹

First recorded in 1475–85; wart + -y ¹

Example Sentences

She held a pot of warty and hairy mushrooms.

From Literature

It’s here that the heron, in a classically Miyazakian transformation, reveals itself to be something at once more grotesque and more benign: a squat little man with pointy ears, a warty nose and a sense of mischief that doubles as a moral compass.

From Los Angeles Times

Emin’s oeuvre has only ever orbited one thing: herself, in her many mournful, voluptuous, warty, wild and furious incarnations.

From New York Times

Benign jesters and warty trolls alike offer them up as provocative replies to any issue you can think of.

From Salon

Meanwhile, other wild pig species, such as the pygmy hog of India and the Visayan warty pig of the Philippines, both critically endangered, are also at risk.

From Science Magazine