"squiggly" meaning in English

See squiggly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈskwɪɡli/ Forms: squigglier [comparative], squiggliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪɡəli Etymology: squiggle + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|squiggle|y}} squiggle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} squiggly (comparative squigglier, superlative squiggliest)
  1. (informal) Not straight; wavy and irregular. Tags: informal Translations (Not straight; wavy): kronkelend (Dutch), kiemurainen (Finnish), koukeroinen (Finnish), kiemurteleva (Finnish), schnörkelig (German), verschnörkelt (German), sinuosa [feminine, singular] (Portuguese), sinuoso [masculine, singular] (Portuguese), sinuosas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), sinuosos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), волни́стый (volnístyj) (Russian), волнообра́зный (volnoobráznyj) (Russian), изо́гнутый (izógnutyj) (Russian), криволине́йный (krivolinéjnyj) (Russian), snirklig (Swedish), eğri büğrü (Turkish), kıvrımlı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-squiggly-en-adj-pLrxs9y3

Noun

IPA: /ˈskwɪɡli/ Forms: squigglies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡəli Etymology: squiggle + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|squiggle|y}} squiggle + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} squiggly (plural squigglies)
  1. (computing, informal) A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: squiggle
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Inflected forms

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