Meanings
adjectiveverrucous (comparative more verrucous, superlative most verrucous)
comparative more verrucous · superlative most verrucous
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinverrūca“wart”
- Late Latinverrūcōsus
- Englishverrucous
Borrowed from Late Latin verrūcōsus, from Latin verrūca (“wart”). By surface analysis, verruca + -ous. Doublet of verrucose.
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APA
verrucous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verrucous
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“verrucous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verrucous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verrucous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verrucous.
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