warted
1
7.4
Having small hard bumps on the skin or surface
- adjective
- /ˈwɔrtɪd/
:
verrugoso
- He was embarrassed to show his warted skin after spending the summer in the sun.
Examples
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She'd spit it out: a toad, a great slimy warted thing with yellow pop-eyes and a long forked tongue.
Fiction book (1998) -
The warted frog sat quietly on the log, blending in with its surroundings.
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The doctor explained that the warted appearance on my skin was caused by a viral infection.
Synonyms
warty
vswarted
2
5.5
Having small rough bumps on the skin or a surface
focuses on small bumps on the surface rather than broad coverage
1
9.9
Having a rough, bumpy surface like a wart
refers to actual small raised bumps rather than only rough look
wartlike
vswarted
1
6.2
Having small hard raised bumps like those on a toad
emphasizes actual small bumps rather than mere resemblance
9.9
Covered with many small raised bumps like warts
highlights many small raised bumps instead of distinct larger projections
Antonyms
How Bumpy
Surface Forms
warted positive
Morphology
Etymology
Warted comes from the simple English word wart, which means 'a small bump on the skin'. The ending -ed makes a word mean 'having' something. So a warted surface is 'covered with small, wart-like bumps'.