squirmy

[ skwur-mee ]

/ ˈskwɜr mi /

adjective, squirm·i·er, squirm·i·est.

characterized by squirming.

Nearby words

squirearchy, squiredom, squireen, squireling, squirm, squirmy, squirrel, squirrel away, squirrel cage, squirrel corn, squirrel monkey

Origin of squirmy

First recorded in 1830–40; squirm + -y¹

Related forms

squirm·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for squirmy

By that time those sardines had begun to swim around inside of me and I got kind of squirmy.
Four Afloat|Ralph Henry Barbour
They were forced to swallow things that felt like particularly fat and squirmy worms.
Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall|Janet D. Wheeler
We can do it faster if we all go; they are so squirmy to carry.
Four Little Blossoms at Oak Hill School|Mabel C. Hawley
Plants, Bill—squirmy red plants with long feelers that can twist around a man and devour him.
Astounding Stories, August, 1931|Various

There were forty scholars: squirmy, grimy little things that I found it hard to tell apart at first.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for squirmy

squirmy

/ (ˈskwɜːmɪ) /

adjective

moving with a wriggling motion

making one squirm

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