weevily
[ wee-vuh-lee ]
/ ˈwi və li /
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adjective
infested with weevils.
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Also wee·vil·ly, wee·viled, wee·villed [wee-vuhld]. /ˈwi vəld/.
Words nearby weevily
weeping ivy, weeping willow, weepy, weever, weevil, weevily, weewee, w.e.f., weft, weft-knitted, weft knitting
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Example sentences from the Web for weevily
He could hoist out facts and figures as easily as you would fling a weevily biscuit to leeward.
In Eastern Seas|J. J. SmithSport began again in the Dudley farm-house by a dozen or so of the young people "forming on" for "Weevily Wheat."
Prairie Folks|Hamlin GarlandAnd you squeezed the poor devils all the harder for your weevily corn and shoddy boots?
The Missourian|Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) LyleAnd there was the usual "weevily hardtack" in the bread-barge.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson