squiggly

American  

[skwig-lee] / ˈskwɪg li /

adjective

• squigglier,
  comparative
• squiggliest
  superlative

1. forming or containing short, often irregular curves or twists, as in writing or drawing.

   The bedsheets feature bright, happy colors, with fun polka-dot, squiggly, and swirly prints.

   If your screen shows no squiggly lines under the words, from the automatic spelling and grammar check, you’ve written a good letter.

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Other Word Forms

Adjective Inflected Forms

• squigglier
  comparative
• squiggliest
  superlative

Etymology

Origin of squiggly

First recorded in 1890–95; squigg(le) ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

squiggly squigglier squiggliest

My earliest memories of slurping those warm, squiggly noodles are from sick days spent nestled under the sheets in my childhood bedroom.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Elsewhere, the recent single American Girls gained a long, trippy intro, with Styles messing around on an old analogue keyboard, tweaking low pass filters and playing squiggly synth noises.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Past the chilled reds, crisp whites and funky oranges, a squiggly arrow pointing down a staircase directs wine enthusiasts and comedy fans alike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

The less evenly distributed the squiggly proteins are, the curlier the hair.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023

As Mami pulled her feet onto the rungs of her rocking chair and rubbed the goose bumps from her arms, I imagined a world of fascinating creatures slithering underfoot, drawing squiggly patterns on the dirt.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Now it looked squigglier but still, thought Aru, like the number two.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Among professional athletes, the trajectories of golfers’ careers are marked by the squiggliest lines, silly string squirted out of a can.

From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022

Related Words

• coiled
• curly
• curved
• sinuous