EXCRESCENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

excrescently (comparative more excrescently, superlative most excrescently)

In an excrescent manner.

Source: Wiktionary


EXCRESCENT

Ex*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. excresens, -entis, p. pr. of excrescere to grow out ; ex out + crescere to grow. See Crescent.]

Definition: Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity. Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts. Pope. Excrescent letter (Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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