1
a
: a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses
called also verruca vulgaris
b
: any of numerous similar skin lesions not caused by viruses
2
: an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wart
especially
: a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on a plant
3
a
: one that suggests a wart especially in smallness, unpleasantness, or unattractiveness
b
: defect, imperfection
—often used in the phrase warts and all
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But his music also encourages discovering your true self, warts and all.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The Smith case is one of scores touched by those detectives winding through the courts, warts and all.
—Donna McGuire, Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Terkel reached out to them, listened to them and shared their stories, warts and all.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
O’Neill didn’t waste much time making an enormous impact on the Red Sox lineup, but did have his warts with a hefty strikeout rate.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The Smith case is one of scores touched by those detectives winding through the courts, warts and all.
—Donna McGuire, Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Terkel reached out to them, listened to them and shared their stories, warts and all.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
O’Neill didn’t waste much time making an enormous impact on the Red Sox lineup, but did have his warts with a hefty strikeout rate.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Wart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wart. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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wart
noun1
: a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous genotypes of the human papillomavirus see flat wart, genital wart, plantar wart, verruca vulgaris
2
: any of numerous warty skin lesions not caused by human papillomaviruses
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