excrescent
Plural: excrescents
Adjective
- forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
Noun
- A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
- A sound in a word without etymological reason.
Adj
- Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
Examples
- "B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
Scrabble Score: 21
excrescent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexcrescent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
excrescent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 24
excrescent: valid Words With Friends Word