different between wart vs leery

English

Etymology

From Middle English warte, werte, from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wart?, from Proto-Germanic *wart?. Cognate with Dutch wrat, German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Swedish vårta.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /w??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /w??t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t

Noun

wart (plural warts)

1. (pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
2. Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
3. (computing, programming, slang, derogatory) Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
   • 1998, "Chris Ahlstrom", Hungarian notation (on newsgroup microsoft.public.vc.language)

     Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat.

   • 2002, "Linonut", Computer Science (on newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy)

     Far easier to not use warts in the first place. Even if a wart is present, you still have to verify the variable's declaration anyway, if you're a diligent maintenance programmer.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• verruca

German

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?rt/, [va??t], [va???t], [va?t], [?-]

Verb

wart

1. second-person plural preterite of sein

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vart/, [va?t], [va??t], [va?t], [?-]

Verb

wart

1. (chiefly colloquial) second-person singular imperative of warten
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of warten

Middle Dutch

Verb

wart

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of werden

Middle English

Noun

wart

1. Alternative form of warte

Polish

Etymology

From German wert, from Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vart/

Adjective

wart (comparative bardziej wart, superlative najbardziej wart)

1. worth

Declension

Derived terms

• (verb) warto
• (noun) warto??
• (adjective) warty

Related terms

• (verb) warto?ciowa?
• (noun) warto?ciowo??
• (adjectives) warto?ciowy, warto?ciowo?ciowy, warto?ciuj?cy
• (adverbs) warto?ciowo, warto?ciuj?co

Further reading

• wart in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• wart in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

1718, "untrustful, suspicious", either from leer +? -y, lear (“learning, knowledge”) +? -y. More at leer, lear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l??.?i/
• Rhymes: -??ri

Adjective

leery (comparative leerier, superlative leeriest)

1. Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.

   Since he was bitten by a dog when he was young, he has always been leery of animals.

Translations

Anagrams

• Eyler, Rylee, reely