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warty

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having warts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a warty leaf

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: verrucose

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Similar to a wart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a warty excrescence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: verrucous, wartish

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: verrucose, wartlike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English varty, equivalent to wart + -y.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: покрит с брадавици (pokrit s bradavici) — having warts
  • Catalan: berrugós — having warts
  • Czech: bradavičnatý — having warts
  • Esperanto: veruka — having warts
  • Finnish: syyläinen — having warts
  • French: verruqueux — having warts
  • German: warzig — having warts
  • Irish: gartach — having warts
  • Italian: verrucoso — having warts
  • Latin: verrūcōsus — having warts
  • Polish: brodawkowaty — having warts
  • Polish: brodawkowy — having warts
  • Spanish: verrugoso — having warts
  • Swedish: vårtig — having warts
  • Venetan: porozo — having warts
  • Czech: bradavčitý — similar to a wart