wrigglingly
wrigglingly adverb: with a motion that wriggles.
Adverb
wrigglingly (comparative more wrigglingly, superlative most wrigglingly)
- With a motion that wriggles.
- But Ms. Reza’s and Mr. LaBute’s plays strike me as the hairy beasts in this foursome; they’re alert, pushy works in which words are hurled like poison darts. Mr. Foote’s and Mr. Kaufman’s are calmer, more self-conscious and a bit less wrigglingly alive, at least on the page.2009 June 7, Dwight Garner, “Submitting to a Play’s Spell, Without the Stage”, in New York Times
Forms of wrigglingly
| comparative | more wrigglingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most wrigglingly |
Origin of wrigglingly
From wriggling + -ly.
Questions about wrigglingly
- What does wrigglingly mean?
- Wrigglingly means with a motion that wriggles.
- What part of speech is wrigglingly?
- Wrigglingly is an adverb.
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