wriggly

[ rig-lee ]

adjective,wrig·gli·er, wrig·gli·est.

Origin of wriggly

First recorded in 1865–70; wriggle + -y¹

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Writhing reflects the hose taking on a wriggly shape, like that of a Slinky, or in a more extreme case becoming coiled.
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Little wriggly arms, you look like you have a strong stomach, so you take the middle.
The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. Delany
And some dolphins, all covered with silver, kept racing with us and leaping clear out of the water, like wriggly bits of fire.
The Honorable Percival | Alice Hegan Rice
She was nursing the disreputable little downy quilt which she called wriggly and much preferred to any of her dolls.
Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan Doyle
The three little figures all knelt on the rug, Baby still cuddling her wriggly.
Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan Doyle

Lovely wet shining wriggly fellows; all the varieties of the fishmonger's slab and more.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 1st, 1920 | Various

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