wormy

[ wur-mee ]

/ ˈwɜr mi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wormy ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, worm·i·er, worm·i·est.

containing a worm or worms; contaminated with worms.

damaged or bored into by worms; worm-eaten.

wormlike; groveling; low.

Origin of wormy

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at worm, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM wormy

worm·i·ness, nounun·worm·i·ness, nounun·worm·y, adjective

Words nearby wormy

wormseed oil, worm's-eye view, worm snake, worm wheel, wormwood, wormy, worn, worn-out, worn to a frazzle, worried, worried sick

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Example sentences from the Web for wormy

I pick from a step-ladder, and sort into three classes: windfalls, wormy, and perfect.
The Apple|Various
After the apples grew large enough, if wormy they fell, and the hogs ate the apples and the worms also.
The Apple|Various
I pick my apples by hand from a step-ladder, and sort into two classes—sound, wormy and windfalls.
The Apple|Various
When the nut is brought and cracked it is found to be wormy and bitter.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener

And when their heaven opened, and a few beams of the real sun penetrated to a wormy brain, then they believed in hell!
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz

British Dictionary definitions for wormy

wormy

/ (ˈwɜːmɪ) /

adjective wormier or wormiest

worm-infested or worm-eaten

resembling a worm in appearance, ways, or condition

(of wood) having irregular small tunnels bored into it and tracked over its surface, made either by worms or artificially

low or grovelling

Derived forms of wormy

worminess, noun

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单词	wormy
释义	wormy [ wur-mee ] / ˈwɜr mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wormy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, worm·i·er, worm·i·est. containing a worm or worms; contaminated with worms. damaged or bored into by worms; worm-eaten. wormlike; groveling; low. Origin of wormy late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at worm, -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM wormy worm·i·ness, nounun·worm·i·ness, nounun·worm·y, adjective Words nearby wormy wormseed oil, worm's-eye view, worm snake, worm wheel, wormwood, wormy, worn, worn-out, worn to a frazzle, worried, worried sick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wormy I pick from a step-ladder, and sort into three classes: windfalls, wormy, and perfect. The Apple\|Various After the apples grew large enough, if wormy they fell, and the hogs ate the apples and the worms also. The Apple\|Various I pick my apples by hand from a step-ladder, and sort into two classes—sound, wormy and windfalls. The Apple\|Various When the nut is brought and cracked it is found to be wormy and bitter. The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century\|Leo Wiener And when their heaven opened, and a few beams of the real sun penetrated to a wormy brain, then they believed in hell! Stories and Pictures\|Isaac Loeb Peretz British Dictionary definitions for wormy wormy / (ˈwɜːmɪ) / adjective wormier or wormiest worm-infested or worm-eaten resembling a worm in appearance, ways, or condition (of wood) having irregular small tunnels bored into it and tracked over its surface, made either by worms or artificially low or grovelling Derived forms of wormy worminess, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wormy ravaged, grubby, lousy, ratty
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wormy

adjective, worm·i·er, worm·i·est.

Origin of wormy

OTHER WORDS FROM wormy

Words nearby wormy

Example sentences from the Web for wormy

British Dictionary definitions for wormy

adjective wormier or wormiest

Derived forms of wormy

Words related to wormy