wormy

[ wur-mee ]
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adjective,worm·i·er, worm·i·est.
  1. containing a worm or worms; contaminated with worms.

  2. damaged or bored into by worms; worm-eaten.

  1. wormlike; groveling; low.

Origin of wormy

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at worm, -y1

Other words from wormy

  • worm·i·ness, noun
  • un·worm·i·ness, noun
  • un·worm·y, adjective

Words Nearby wormy

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How to use wormy in a sentence

  • Born all in the dark wormy earth, cold specks of fire, evil, lights shining in the darkness.

    Ulysses | James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for wormy

wormy

/ (ˈwɜːmɪ) /


adjectivewormier or wormiest
  1. worm-infested or worm-eaten

  2. resembling a worm in appearance, ways, or condition

  1. (of wood) having irregular small tunnels bored into it and tracked over its surface, made either by worms or artificially

  2. low or grovelling

Derived forms of wormy

  • worminess, noun

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