WORMY


Meaning of WORMY in English

ˈwərmē, ˈwə̄m-, ˈwəim-, -mi adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English, from worm (I) + -y

1. : attacked or burrowed by worms

wormy wood

a wormy apple

2. : infested or afflicted with worms

wormy fish

a wormy dog

3. : full of or abounding in worms

the wormy soil

a wormy grave

4. : resembling or suggestive of the appearance, habits, or condition of a worm

wormy lengths of licorice candy

all the wormy expressions indicative of bad conscience, false modesty, and genteelism — J.M.Barzun

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