squirmy

[ skwur-mee ]

adjective,squirm·i·er, squirm·i·est.

characterized by squirming.

Origin of squirmy

First recorded in 1830–40; squirm + -y¹

Other words from squirmy

squirm·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby squirmy

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How to use squirmy in a sentence

Now, scientists are using that allure to build a squirmy new tool to detect cancer.
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The mountain bikes of yesterday were not without their quirks—think narrow bars and squirmy knobbies—but some of them are just a cockpit swap and some René Herse tires away from all-day mixed-terrain bliss.
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Like a chain, folding locks are squirmy under a cutting device.
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Me, Bucky Greenfield—to go down and out on account of a bug—a little squirmy bug!
Murder in Any Degree | Owen Johnson
There were forty scholars: squirmy, grimy little things that I found it hard to tell apart at first.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary Antin

squirmy searched his half-dressed congregation witheringly over the tops of his spectacles.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary Antin
She owned up to the fact that they made her “squirmy” and she hated to see live bait on a hook.
Wyn's Camping Days | Amy Bell Marlowe
I never c'ud abear castor-ile, jest the mention of it makes me squirmy.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan Dunn

British Dictionary definitions for squirmy

squirmy

/ (ˈskwɜːmɪ) /

adjective

moving with a wriggling motion
making one squirm

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