wart´like´

wart´like´
wart «wrt», noun.
1. a small, hard, dry lump on the skin, caused by a virus.
2. a similar lump on a plant.
3. Figurative. any fault or blemish: »

It is crucial to the future life and progress of our community to have a newspaper unafraid to comment and show us up, warts and all (New Yorker).

[Old English wearte]
wart´like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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