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