warty \ˈwȯr]d.]ē, ˈwȯ(ə)], ]t], ]i\adjective (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, from wart + -y 1.: having warts or wartlike protuberances : full of warts : covered with warts : verrucose < a warty leaf > 2.: of the nature of or resembling a wart : wartlike < formation of warty cutaneous nodules — D.T.Smith >