Wormy — Worm y, a. [Compar. {Wormier}; superl. {Wormiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing a worm; abounding with worms. Wormy beds. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wormy — ► ADJECTIVE (wormier, wormiest) ▪ worm eaten or full of worms … English terms dictionary
wormy — [wʉr′mē] adj. wormier, wormiest 1. containing a worm or worms; worm infested 2. WORM EATEN 3. like a worm 4. debased; groveling worminess n … English World dictionary
wormy — adjective (wormier; est) Date: 15th century 1. containing, abounding in, or infested with or as if with worms < wormy flour > < a wormy dog >; also damaged by worms ; worm eaten < wormy timbers > 2. resembling or suggestive o … New Collegiate Dictionary
wormy — hook·wormy; wormy; … English syllables
wormy — UK [ˈwɜː(r)mɪ] / US [ˈwɜrmɪ] adjective Word forms wormy : adjective wormy comparative wormier superlative wormiest containing worms … English dictionary
wormy — червивый wormy fruit червивый плод … English-Russian travelling dictionary
wormy — 1) infested with parasitic worms 2) a disease of the musculature of halibut from cysts of Myxosporidea such as Unicapsula … Dictionary of ichthyology
wormy — worminess, n. /werr mee/, adj., wormier, wormiest. 1. containing a worm or worms; contaminated with worms. 2. damaged or bored into by worms; worm eaten. 3. wormlike; groveling; low. [1400 50; late ME; see WORM, Y1] * * * … Universalium
wormy — adjective a) Of or like a worm or worms. b) Infested with worms. Syn: vermian, vermicular, vermiform, worm eaten, wormed … Wiktionary
