Wormy

adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.

    "The Siamese boy brought in plates containing wormy shreds of over-fried egg, seasoned with blackened bits of onion."

  2. 2
    Infested with worms.

    "I am your witness. If their Ladyships so much as mention the word FIRE or STEERPIKE, you shall take them with you under wormy ground."

Adjective
  1. 1
    totally submissive wordnet
  2. 2
    infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
worm eatenbarfybesetblastedblightedblown

Example

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"I just took a bite from a wormy apple."

Etymology

From worm + -y.

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