wart

Related to wart: plantar wart

wart

1. An imperfection or flaw. Typically used in the phrase "warts and all." If you’re going to marry him, then you better love him, warts and all.
2. An irritating person. Quit being such a wart—you're giving me a headache.
3. An obstacle or impediment. I know it sounds like a great idea, but the wart here is Mom. How are you going to make sure she doesn't see you sneak out?

warts and all

Including any imperfections or flaws. If you're going to marry him, then you better love him, warts and all.
See also: all, and, wart

worrywart

informal Someone who is excessively, compulsively, or needlessly worrisome or fretful. Sometimes spelled as two words. That's the last time I go backpacking with John. He was just an insufferable worrywart for the whole trip! I know I seem like a worry wart about this proposal, but we must be absolutely sure that everything is done to the letter of the law.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

warts and all

Cliché even with the flaws. It's a great performance—warts and all. Yes, we admire each other very much, warts and all.
See also: all, and, wart

worrywart

someone who worries all the time. Don't be such a worrywart. I'm sorry I'm such a worrywart.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

warts and all

Including all blemishes, faults, and shortcomings, as in Rather unwisely, they decided to buy the house, warts and all. This expression supposedly alludes to Oliver Cromwell's instruction to portrait painter Sir Peter Lely to "remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it." [First half of 1600s]
See also: all, and, wart
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

warts and all

COMMON If you describe or accept someone or something warts and all, you describe or accept them as they really are, including all their faults. After all these years, I know Paul very well and I love him, warts and all. Couldn't you go ahead anyway and write the unauthorized biography, warts and all? Note: You can use warts-and-all before a noun. This is very much a warts-and-all biography. Note: The 17th century English leader Oliver Cromwell is said to have told an artist who was painting his portrait that he did not wish to be flattered: `Remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.'
See also: all, and, wart
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

warts and all

including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive. informal
This expression is said to stem from a request made by Oliver Cromwell to the portrait painter Peter Lely : ‘Remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me’.
1998 Times We painted Fayed, warts and all; Fleet Street denounces us for not painting just the warts.
See also: all, and, wart
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌwarts and ˈall

(informal) including all the faults as well as the good points: She still loves him, warts and all.The story is that Oliver Cromwell asked the painter Sir Peter Lely to paint him exactly as he appeared, including all his bad features such as his warts (= a small hard lump that grows on the skin).
See also: all, and, wart
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

wart

1. n. an annoying person. (Also a rude term of address.) Tell the wart to leave, or we will be forced to call Spike, who doesn’t care for such persons.
2. n. a problem or an obstruction in a plan. Okay, now we come to the wart. We don’t have the money to carry out this plan.

worry wart

n. someone who worries all the time. Don’t be such a worry wart.
See also: wart, worry
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

warts and all

Slang
All defects and imperfections notwithstanding: They love each other, warts and all.
See also: all, and, wart
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

warts and all

With all one’s faults, blemishes, and shortcomings. This term allegedly comes from instructions Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) gave to Sir Peter Lely when commissioning him to paint his portrait: “But remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.” It is still current.
See also: all, and, wart

worry wart

A person who agonizes unduly, anticipating failure or disaster or other misfortune. This slangy term, also spelled worrywart, dates from about 1930. For example, “‘So who’s alarmed?’ I asked. . . . ‘You were, Mr. Worrywart. You saw the Health truck outside and what did you think? Sickness’” (James Patterson, London Bridges, 2004). See also nervous Nellie.
See also: wart, worry
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

warts and all

Without sparing any literal or figurative blemishes. The phrase is attributed to England's Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, who ordered Sir John Lely, the artist painting his portrait, not to flatter him, but to paint him with any and all physical imperfections . . . “‘warts and all.” As many people over the years credited Cromwell with the phrase, there is no definite proof that he did indeed use it. Still, if he didn't, he should have.
See also: all, and, wart
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
See also:
  • warts and all
  • miss one's guess, to
  • a fly in the ointment
  • a/the fly in the ointment
  • fly in the ointment
  • wife up
  • marry below (one's) station
  • marry below (oneself)
  • marry below oneself
  • marry beneath (one's) station
References in periodicals archive
Cryotherpy in the treatment of the backhand resistant common wart. Our Dermatol Online 2014; 5: 258-60.
INTRALESIONAL BLEOMYCIN IN TREATMENT OF PLANTAR WARTS
The degree of improvement was graded as excellent improvement = total resolution of all warts, marked improvement = 76 to 100% decrease in the number and/or apparent wart size, moderate = 51 to 75%, mild = 26 to 50%, and no improvement = [less than or equal to] 25% decline in the number or size of the warts treated.
Pulsed-dye laser versus intralesional Candida albicans antigen injection in treatment of genital warts
Those with diameters of erythema and induration less than 20 mm, 20 to 40 mm, and more than 40 mm were injected 0.3, 0.2, and 0.1 mL of the MMR vaccine, respectively, into the same single wart or into the largest wart in case of multiple lesions.
Intralesional Injection of the Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine into Resistant Palmoplantar Warts: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 210 patients suffering from common warts for more than three months duration were enrolled.
Efficacy of 20% zinc oxide paste versus 15% salicylic acid - 15% lactic acid combination in treatment of common viral warts
Make sure you do see your GP if the wart appears on your face or genitals.
How to get rid of warts fast - the different types and home remedies revealed, plus when to see your GP; Warts are more common that you think and while they're mostly harmless, you may want to get rid of them as quick as possible
Biotechnology company RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ:RXII) said on Friday that it has received encouraging results from its Phase 2 clinical trial of RXI-SCP-1502 for the treatment of common warts.
RXi Pharmaceuticals reports positive results from Phase 2 trial of Samcyprone in subjects with common warts
Being prudent and maintaining hygiene is the key to help avoid contracting warts.
Keep warts away with hygienic habits at home and work
The therapy is cost effective and easy to perform and hence useful for treatment of warts at field level.
Autohemotherapy for Management of Cutaneous Papillomatosis in a Bull
Did you know that genital warts are more likely to affect women than men?
How To Treat Genital Warts?
Methods: One hundred ten patients with genital warts who were treated in our hospital from June 2013 to October 2014 were selected.
Therapeutic effects of topical 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy
The researchers reviewed data on warts treated with one of four types of lasers: carbon dioxide (C[O.sub.2]), erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG), pulsed dye laser (PDL), or neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG).
Laser treatment effective for nongenital warts
Apply a wart treatment product with salicylic acid: Available over the counter, this will help peel the wart-ridden skin and irritate the wart, which may trigger the immune system to respond.
Tips for treating warts
'Verrica made significant progress in the second quarter as the company reported positive topline Phase 2 data of our lead product candidate, VP-102, for the treatment of common warts and also enrolled the first patient in a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of external genital warts with VP-102.
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results
Verrica Pharmaceuticals announced positive topline results from its COVE-1 Phase 2 open label clinical study of VP-102 for the treatment of verruca vulgaris, or common warts. COVE-1 included two cohorts that evaluated the safety and efficacy of VP-102, a novel topical therapy containing a solution of 0.7% cantharidin in a proprietary single-use applicator, in subjects with up to six warts.
Verrica VP-102 achieved positive results on both primary,secondary endpoints