warty

adj

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

1. Having warts.

   “a warty leaf”

   ““Well that sounds like a good way; but that ain’t the way Bob Tanner done.” “No, sir, you can bet he didn’t, becuz he’s the wartiest boy in this town; and he wouldn’t have a wart on him if he’d knowed how to work spunk-water.[…]””

2. Similar to a wart.

   “a warty excrescence”