wartsome

English

Etymology

From wart +‎ -some.

Adjective

wartsome (comparative more wartsome, superlative most wartsome)

  1. (rare) Characterised or marked by warts; warted.
    Synonym: warty
    • 1975, LJ, Library Journal - Volume 100, Issues 9-14, page 1240:
      […] and "Waiting for Carl," take place in New York City, portrayed as grungy, dreary, and wartsome.
    • 1988, Textures - Issues 5-7, page 57:
      Bed with a wartsome toad? Ravish'd by a frog? Avaunt amphibian!
    • 1993, Deborah Pease, Into the Amazement, page 17:
      Poisonous greenery
      Harbors wartsome toads.
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