wagglyadj.
/ˈwaɡl̩i/, /ˈwaɡli/, U.S. /ˈwæɡ(ə)li/ colloquial.
Waggling, unsteady; in quots. transferred, having frequent irregular curves.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves
tortivous14..
anfractuous?a1425
tortuous1426
tortuea1500
snakish1532
winding1538
wormy1545
boughty1570
wriggled1572
sinuous1578
serpent-likea1586
crankled1594
serpent1597
snaky1600
flexuous1605
snaking1605
cringle-crangle1606
voluminous1611
serpenting?1614
serpentine1615
curvy1623
serpentizing1628
worming1631
lacinious1648
anguineous1656
anguine1657
anfractuose1680
twisting1683
vermicular1712
worm-like1721
flexuose1727
meandering1748
crinkum-crankum1766
serpentiform1777
serpentining1799
anguiform1800
ophite1828
tortuose1829
cranky1836
sinuose1836
serpentile1857
twisty1857
sinuated1859
vermiculatea1864
twinyc1868
tortive1880
crinkle-crankle1881
serpentinous1882
quirky1890
twistical1890
waggly1894
wriggly1901
squiggly1902
wiggly1903
contortionate1911
wig-waggy1914
curvaceous1965
1894 E. Banks Campaigns Curiosity 135 They keep in the path, even in its most waggly parts.
1915 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 303/2 A mud fort it was,..with a deep waggley narrow trench running all round.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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