warted

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wart

(wôrt)

a. A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically on the hands or feet.

b. A similar growth or protuberance, as on a plant.

2. A genital wart.

a. One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.

b. An imperfection; a flaw.

Idiom:

warts and all Slang

All defects and imperfections notwithstanding: They love each other, warts and all.

[Middle English, from Old English wearte.]

wart′ed, wart′y adj.

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The patent was rejected for a number of reasons, including a sloppy application, the prevalence of warts on cucurhits historically, and the fact that warted pumpkin seed has been, and still is, already available from other vendors.