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excrescent

/ɪkˈskres.ənt/

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adjective

/ɪkˈskres.ənt/C2formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, описывающее нечто, что растёт ненормально или является излишним; часто используется в переносном смысле, означая избыточный или нежелательный.

An obsolete adjective describing something that grows out abnormally or is superfluous; often used in a figurative sense to mean redundant or unwanted.

  1. Forming an outgrowthC2formal

    Growing out from something as an abnormal or excessive projection.

    ruРазрастающийся

    • The tree had an excrescent branch that twisted oddly.
    • The doctor removed an excrescent growth from the patient's skin.
    • Excrescent formations on the rock were caused by mineral deposits.

    Synonymsbulgingjuttingprojectingprominentprotrudingprotuberant

    Antonymsrecedingrecessed

Forms
  • more excrescent comparative form
  • most excrescent superlative form
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