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writhy

writhy adjective: characterized by or prone to writhing.

Adjective

writhy (comparative more writhy, superlative most writhy)

  1. Characterized by or prone to writhing.
    • Nor fly, nor insect, nor writhy snake, escape their deep research.1743, Robert Blair, The Grave
    • When we caught a writhy, stunted fish, wide-eyed, mouthing silence, which slipped out of our hands, we picked it up, threw it back to its mud-blind home.2003, Richard Rooke, Ready to Dance and Other Poems

Forms of writhy

comparativemore writhy
superlativemost writhy

Origin of writhy

From writhe + -y.

Questions about writhy

What does writhy mean?
Writhy means characterized by or prone to writhing.
What part of speech is writhy?
Writhy is an adjective.

Words near writhy in the dictionary

  1. writhingly
  2. writhings
  3. writhle
  4. writhled
  5. Writhlington
  6. writhy
  7. writin'
  8. writing
  9. writing board
  10. writing boards
  11. writing checks one can't cash

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