WORMY

cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormy

(adjective) totally submissive

vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy

(adjective) infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

wormy (comparative wormier, superlative wormiest)

Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.

Infested with worms.

Synonyms

• (of or like a worm): vermian, vermicular (in shape), vermiform (in shape)

• (infested with worms): worm-eaten, wormed, wormridden

Anagrams

• Mowry

Source: Wiktionary


Worm"y, a. [Compar. Wormier; superl. Wormiest.]

1. Containing a worm; abounding with worms. "Wormy beds." Shak.

2. Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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