squiggly

[skwig-lee]

adjective

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of squiggly¹

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

Example Sentences

The article said the letter included a sketch of a naked woman, featuring breasts and a squiggly “Donald” signature.

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“A pair of small arcs denoted the women’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly ‘Donald’ below her waist, mimicking public hair,” the Journal reported.

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“The groomsmen look like lost members of 98 Degrees, wearing squiggly goatees and gummy-worm braids.”

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“F— if I know,” she says of the little network of squiggly lines.

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Occasionally Phillip glances down at his smart watch - the home screen showing the ever-changing squiggly line of bitcoin's dollar value.

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