excrescency

== English == === Etymology === From excrescent +‎ -cy. === Pronunciation === === Noun === excrescency (plural excrescencies) 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 time for RIP final always. ==== Related terms ==== excrescence excrescent === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “excrescency”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.