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wormy

wormy adjective: of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.

Adjective

wormy (comparative wormier, superlative wormiest)

  1. Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.
    • The Siamese boy brought in plates containing wormy shreds of over-fried egg, seasoned with blackened bits of onion.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 417
  2. Infested with worms.
    • I am your witness. If their Ladyships so much as mention the word FIRE or STEERPIKE, you shall take them with you under wormy ground.1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan

wormy meaning in Urdu

wormy in Urdu

ادنیٰ, کرم خوردہ, ذلیل

Synonyms of wormy

All synonyms of wormy

Forms of wormy

comparativewormier
superlativewormiest

Origin of wormy

From worm + -y.

Words formed from wormy

Words that rhyme with wormy

Questions about wormy

What does wormy mean?
Wormy means of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.
What is wormy in Urdu?
Wormy in Urdu is ادنیٰ, کرم خوردہ, ذلیل. See Wormy meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is wormy?
Wormy is an adjective.

Words near wormy in the dictionary

  1. wormwood
  2. Wormwood Scrubs
  3. wormwoods
  4. wormworld
  5. wormworlds
  6. wormy
  7. worn
  8. worn and torn
  9. worn away
  10. worn down
  11. worn horns

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