— excrescently , adv.
/ik skres"euhnt/ , adj.
1. growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous.
2. Phonet. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t- sound in sense /sents/ or against (from Middle English ageynes ), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; parasitic.
[ 1600-10; excrescent- (s. of excrescens ), prp. of excrescere to grow out. See EX- 1 , CRESCENT ]