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squirmworthy

squirmworthy adjective: that causes one to squirm with embarrassment or discomfort; embarrassing.

Adjective

squirmworthy (comparative more squirmworthy, superlative most squirmworthy)

  1. (colloquial) That causes one to squirm with embarrassment or discomfort; embarrassing.
    • I could tell from Angela's horrified reaction that they'd gone into a squirm-worthy level of detail.2010, Erin Downing, Kiss It, page 183
    • Set alongside W. H. Auden's squirm-worthy and patronising review of Adrienne Rich's first collection A Change of World […]2012, Sylvia Plath Poems Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy

Forms of squirmworthy

comparativemore squirmworthy
superlativemost squirmworthy

Origin of squirmworthy

From squirm + -worthy.

Questions about squirmworthy

What does squirmworthy mean?
Squirmworthy means that causes one to squirm with embarrassment or discomfort; embarrassing.
What part of speech is squirmworthy?
Squirmworthy is an adjective.

Words near squirmworthy in the dictionary

  1. squirmishes
  2. squirmishing
  3. squirmle
  4. squirmles
  5. squirms
  6. squirmworthy
  7. squirmy
  8. squirr
  9. squirred
  10. squirrel
  11. squirrel around

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