adj
Meaning 1
Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wormy
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)mi
adj
Meaning 2
Infested with worms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
totally submissive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vermiculate, worm-eaten
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wurmiz Proto-West Germanic *wurmi Old English wyrm Middle English worm English worm Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wormy From worm + -y.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: червив (červiv) — infested with worms
- Crimean Tatar: qurtlu — infested with worms
- Czech: červivý — infested with worms
- Galician: vermioso — infested with worms
- Georgian: ჭიანი (č̣iani) — infested with worms
- German: wurmig — infested with worms
- Italian: bacato — infested with worms
- Pohnpeian: mwasan — infested with worms
- Portuguese: verminado — infested with worms
- Portuguese: bichado — infested with worms
- Russian: черви́вый (červívyj) — infested with worms
- Spanish: agusanado — infested with worms
- Turkish: kurtlu — infested with worms