"wormy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wormy.wav Forms: wormier [comparative], wormiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mi Etymology: From worm + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|worm|-y|id2=adjectival}} 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 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 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), mwasan (Pohnpeian), 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 terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Pohnpeian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Pohnpeian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'infested with worms': 10 90 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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