Squirmy
//ˈskwɝmi// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 That squirms, writhes or wriggles.
"Over a tense 83 minutes, Sweeney and Satter present a complex and contradictory image of Reality Winner: not as a lefty firebrand or a noble whistle-blower, but as a squirmy, self-deprecating over-achiever[…]"
Example
More examples"Over a tense 83 minutes, Sweeney and Satter present a complex and contradictory image of Reality Winner: not as a lefty firebrand or a noble whistle-blower, but as a squirmy, self-deprecating over-achiever[…]"
Etymology
From squirm + -y.
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