Definitions For Excrescency

Noun

EXCRESCENCY (plural EXCRESCENCYs) An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development (obsolete) An exuberant outburst; an extravagance. (obsolete) An excrescence, and excrescent growth; an outgrowth. (obsolete) An abnormal, morbid, or unsightly outgrowth.

Related terms

excrescence excrescent

Etymology

from excrescent + cy.

Is Excrescency a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
27
Words with Friends
30

The word Excrescency is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Excrescency in a Sentence

  • Fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery
  • Some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline

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