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Squiggly

//ˈskwɪɡli// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not straight; wavy and irregular. informal

    "She didn't have a ruler, so she drew a squiggly line to highlight the main points."

Adjective
  1. 1
    wavy and twisting wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code. informal

    "If you have dynamic spell checking enabled, your pamphlet will become a sea of red squigglies."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From squiggle + -y.

Etymology 2

From squiggle + -y.

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