Excrescent Definition
ĭk-skrĕsənt
adjective
Forming an excrescence; growing abnormally; superfluous.
Webster's New World
Designating or of an epenthetic sound or letter in a word.
Webster's New World
noun
Something growing, usually abnormally, out of something else.
Wiktionary
(phonetics) A sound in a word without etymological reason.
"B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Excrescent
Noun
Singular:
excrescent
Plural:
excrescentsOrigin of Excrescent
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From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
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