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

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

The warty amphibian can secrete a milky poison from the parotid glands behind its shoulders that can be fatal to wildlife.

From Washington Post