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Added 8 October 2026

excrescent

/ɪkˈskɹɛsənt/ noun

Latin root: excrēscēns Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about excrescent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
A sound in a word without etymological reason.
"B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.

adjective

Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.

Origin

From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.

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