"wormy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: wormier [comparative], wormiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mi Etymology: worm + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|worm|y}} worm + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wormy (comparative wormier, superlative wormiest)
  1. Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms. Synonyms (of or like a worm): vermian, vermicular (english: in shape), vermiform (english: in shape)
    Sense id: en-wormy-en-adj-2tdRFqa0 Disambiguation of 'of or like a worm': 87 13
  2. Infested with worms. Synonyms (infested with worms): worm-eaten, wormed, wormridden Translations (infested with worms): червив (červiv) (Bulgarian), qurtlu (Crimean Tatar), červivý [masculine] (Czech), vermioso (Galician), ჭიანი (č̣iani) (Georgian), wurmig (German), bacato [masculine] (Italian), verminado [masculine] (Portuguese), bichado [masculine] (Portuguese), черви́вый (červívyj) (Russian), agusanado (Spanish), kurtlu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-wormy-en-adj-C4TRXGVC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'infested with worms': 9 91 Disambiguation of 'infested with worms': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wormily, worminess Related terms: earwormy

Inflected forms

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