wigglywig‧gly /ˈwɪɡəli/ adjective informal 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- She wrote with large wiggly letters.
- And you see those wiggly lines on the top?
- Bottom turns and cut-backs are performed along the wave leaving a wiggly wake.
- The best practice is to try steering a controlled wiggly course using your weight.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is not straight► bent
a wiggly line is one that has small curves in it → wavy something that is bent has lost its original shape and is not flat or straight: · The nail was bent.· How did this spoon get bent?· The hinge was bent and the lid wouldn't shut properly.· Stand with your legs slightly bent.
► twisted something that is twisted has been bent in many directions so that it has lost its original shape and may be impossible to recognize: · Pieces of twisted metal and rusted pipe lay scattered around the yard.· Investigators sifted through the twisted wreckage of the plane.
► warped a wooden object that is warped has bent and twisted because of heat or dryness, so that it is no longer flat or straight: · The window frames on the front of the house were badly warped.· An old man was sweeping the warped boards of the front porch.
► curved something that is curved has a long, smooth bend in it, usually because it has been made that way: · The knife had a heavy curved blade.· The temple's roof is curved, in the Thai style.· An airplane wing is curved on top and flat on the bottom.
► crooked something such as a line, row, pipe, or tree that is crooked is not straight but bends sharply in one or more places: · Smoke rose out of the crooked chimney.· They moved down the narrow crooked streets of the old town.
► wavy a line or edge that is wavy has smooth bends in it in a regular pattern: · A series of wavy lines appeared on the video monitor.· The flag's stripes are wavy and alternate in color.
► wiggly a wiggly line is one that has a lot of small curves in it: · She wrote with large wiggly letters.
WORD SETS► Shapes/Patternsarabesque, nounarc, nounarch, nounball, nounball, verbbar, nouncheck, nouncheckered, adjectivechevron, nouncoil, nounconical, adjectivecorrugated, adjectivecrescent, nouncrisscross, verbcrosswise, adverbcruciform, adjectivecube, nouncurl, verbcurl, nouncurvature, nouncurved, adjectivecurvy, adjectivecylinder, nouncylindrical, adjectivediagonal, adjectivediamond, noundisc, noundome, noundouble helix, nounellipse, nounelliptical, adjectivefloral, adjectiveformation, nounformless, adjectivegeometric, adjectiveglobe, nounglobular, adjectiveharlequin, adjectiveheart, nounhemisphere, nounheptagon, nounhexagon, nounhoneycomb, nounhooked, adjectivehump, noun-iform, suffixlattice, nounMaltese Cross, nounmoon, nounmottled, adjectiveoblong, adjectiveoctagon, nounoval, nounovoid, adjectiveparallelogram, nounpeak, nounpentagon, nounpentagram, nounperimeter, nounpointed, adjectivepyramid, nounquadrangle, nounquadrilateral, nounradial, adjectiverectangle, nounrectangular, adjectiverectilinear, adjectiveregular, adjectivereticulated, adjectiverhomboid, nounrhomboid, adjectiverhombus, nounroll, nounround, adjectiveround, nounround, verbrounded, adjectivesemicircle, nounsolid, nounspatial, adjectivesphere, nounspiral, nounspotted, adjectivesquare, adjectivesquared, adjectivestar, nounstripe, nounstriped, adjectivestripy, adjectivesymmetrical, adjectivesymmetry, nountabular, adjectivethree-cornered, adjectivethree-dimensional, adjectivetrapezium, nountrapezoid, nountrefoil, nountriangle, nountriangular, adjectivetubular, adjectiveundulate, verbvague, adjectiveveined, adjectiveV-formation, nounwavy, adjectivewhorl, nounwiggly, adjectivezigzag, noun