vermigradeadj.

/ˈvəːmɪɡreɪd/

Etymology: < vermi- comb. form + -grade comb. form.

rare.

Proceeding in a worm-like manner. (In context figurative.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective]

lateeOE

slackc1000

slowc1225

heavya1400

lent14..

slowfulc1400

sloth1412

latesomea1425

sluggedc1430

sluggingc1430

tardy1483

lingeringa1547

tarde1547

sleuth1567

snailish1581

slow-moving1592

lagging1597

snail-paced1597

snail-slow1600

slow-pacing1616

snail-like1639

sluggish1640

ignave1657

languishing1693

slow-stepping1793

lentitudinous1801

somnolent1812

slow-coachish1844

tardigradous1866

vermigrade1938

slow-cooking1968

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > specifically of things or actions

slackc1000

slowa1300

lent14..

slow-paced1610

adagio1729

vermigrade1938

1938 S. Beckett Murphy viii. 134 Celia was in a state indeed, trembling and ashen. The footsteps overhead had become part and parcel of her afternoon, with the rocking~chair and the vermigrade wane of light. An Ægean night~fall suddenly in Brewery Road could not have upset her more than this failure of the steps.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	vermigrade
释义	vermigradeadj. /ˈvəːmɪɡreɪd/ Etymology: < vermi- comb. form + -grade comb. form. rare. Proceeding in a worm-like manner. (In context figurative.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] lateeOE slackc1000 slowc1225 heavya1400 lent14.. slowfulc1400 sloth1412 latesomea1425 sluggedc1430 sluggingc1430 tardy1483 lingeringa1547 tarde1547 sleuth1567 snailish1581 slow-moving1592 lagging1597 snail-paced1597 snail-slow1600 slow-pacing1616 snail-like1639 sluggish1640 ignave1657 languishing1693 slow-stepping1793 lentitudinous1801 somnolent1812 slow-coachish1844 tardigradous1866 vermigrade1938 slow-cooking1968 the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > specifically of things or actions slackc1000 slowa1300 lent14.. slow-paced1610 adagio1729 vermigrade1938 1938 S. Beckett Murphy viii. 134 Celia was in a state indeed, trembling and ashen. The footsteps overhead had become part and parcel of her afternoon, with the rocking~chair and the vermigrade wane of light. An Ægean night~fall suddenly in Brewery Road could not have upset her more than this failure of the steps. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1938
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