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wrigglesome

Syllables: wrig·gle·someUK/ˈɹɪɡl̩səm//ˈɹɪɡ(ə)lˌsəm/

wrigglesome adjective: characterised or marked by wriggling.

Adjective

wrigglesome (comparative more wrigglesome, superlative most wrigglesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by wriggling
    • I hear that you are without a wife at the present time. How would you like a wrigglesome bed-warmer, just fourteen and in the prime of her looks?2015, Angus Donald, The King's Assassin

Forms of wrigglesome

comparativemore wrigglesome
superlativemost wrigglesome

Origin of wrigglesome

From wriggle + -some.

Questions about wrigglesome

What does wrigglesome mean?
Wrigglesome means characterised or marked by wriggling.
What part of speech is wrigglesome?
Wrigglesome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wrigglesome?
Wrigglesome is pronounced /ˈɹɪɡl̩səm/ (UK).

Words near wrigglesome in the dictionary

  1. wriggled out of
  2. wriggler
  3. wrigglers
  4. wriggles
  5. wriggles out of
  6. wrigglesome
  7. Wrigglesworth
  8. Wrigglesworths
  9. wrigglier
  10. wriggliest
  11. wriggliness

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