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wormly

wormly adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling a worm; wormlike.

Adjective

wormly (comparative more wormly, superlative most wormly)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a worm; wormlike.
    • “I'm the fastest worm there is,” says Slightly Soiled. “I'll win!” Humble Worm gets tangled in a labyrinth of roots. Slightly Soiled surfaces and off the young worm shoots. Yet wormly pride, the saying goes, comes before a rise: […]2014, Celia Warren, Don't Poke a Worm till it Wiggles

Forms of wormly

comparativemore wormly
superlativemost wormly

Origin of wormly

From worm + -ly.

Questions about wormly

What does wormly mean?
Wormly means of, pertaining to, or resembling a worm; wormlike.
What part of speech is wormly?
Wormly is an adjective.

Words near wormly in the dictionary

  1. wormlike chain
  2. wormling
  3. wormlings
  4. wormlion
  5. wormlions
  6. wormly
  7. wormpick
  8. wormpicks
  9. wormproof
  10. wormridden
  11. wormroot

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