- excrescent
- excrescent mid-15c., from L. excrescentem (nom. excrescens), prp. of excrescere (see EXCRESCENCE (Cf. excrescence)).
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excrescent
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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 excrescent parts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excrescent — index superfluous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
excrescent — [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 … English World dictionary
excrescent — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
excrescent — 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… … Universalium
excrescent — 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 … Wiktionary
excrescent — 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);… … From formal English to slang
Excrescent 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excrescent — ex·cres·cent (eks kresґənt) resembling or of the nature of an excrescence … Medical dictionary
excrescent — ex cres·cent || nt adj. growing excessively; redundant, superfluous … English contemporary dictionary
