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wormy

[ wur-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, worm·i·er, worm·i·est.

wormy

/ ˈwɜːmɪ /

worm-infested or worm-eaten
resembling a worm in appearance, ways, or condition
(of wood) having irregular small tunnels bored into it and tracked over its surface, made either by worms or artificially
low or grovelling

Origin of wormy¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; worm, -y ¹

They hope to turn that stuff into new, non-wormy, medicines.

The two girls cutting wormy apples at the door were the youngest, and the only ones that were left to her.

Cannon swore lustily that they might swallow the wormy-jelly themselves, and asked for some other potage.

Fruit butters may be made from good sound fruits or the sound portions of fruits which are wormy or have been bruised.

Gather when matured, and when a few of the wormy full-grown ones begin to fall, but while they adhere somewhat firmly to the tree.

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

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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