wart

 
Pronunciation: /wɔːt/

noun

  • a small, hard, benign growth on the skin, caused by a virus.
  • any rounded excrescence on the skin of an animal or the surface of a plant: the toad possesses a dangerous poison in its large warts
  • an undesirable or disfiguring feature: few products are without their warts
  • informal an obnoxious or objectionable person: what a bunch of nauseating little warts you are!

Phrases

warts and all

informal including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive: Philip must learn to accept me, warts and all

Derivatives

warty

adjective (wartier, wartiest)

Origin:

Old English wearte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wrat and German Warze