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squiggly

/ˈskwɪɡli/

squiggly adjective: not straight; wavy and irregular.

squiggly: not straight; wavy and irregular
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Adjective

squiggly (comparative squigglier, superlative squiggliest)

  1. (informal) Not straight; wavy and irregular.
    • She didn't have a ruler, so she drew a squiggly line to highlight the main points.
    • My first memories of eating are bowls of squiggly pasta with red sauce and lots of white cheese.2013, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Mad Hungry Cravings, page 291

Noun

squiggly (plural squigglies)

  1. (informal) A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code.
    • If you have dynamic spell checking enabled, your pamphlet will become a sea of red squigglies.2007, Pariah S. Burke, Mastering InDesign CS3 for Print Design and Production, page 72
    • Coding errors have colored squigglies beneath them to indicate the kind of error. For example, syntax errors appear with red squigglies beneath them...2008, Rick Leinecker, Vanessa L. Williams, Visual Studio 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, page 484

Forms of squiggly

Adjective
comparativesquigglier
superlativesquiggliest
alternative formsquiggley
Noun
pluralsquigglies

Origin of squiggly

From squiggle + -y.

Words formed from squiggly

Words that rhyme with squiggly

Questions about squiggly

What does squiggly mean?
Squiggly means not straight; wavy and irregular.
What part of speech is squiggly?
Squiggly can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce squiggly?
Squiggly is pronounced /ˈskwɪɡli/.

Words near squiggly in the dictionary

  1. squigglier
  2. squigglies
  3. squiggliest
  4. squiggliness
  5. squiggling
  6. squiggly
  7. Squiggol
  8. squigs
  9. squigs out
  10. squilgee
  11. squilgeed

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