Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wormy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: wormy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.

adj

Infested with worms.

Example Sentences

"The Siamese boy brought in plates containing wormy shreds of over-fried egg, seasoned with blackened bits of onion."
"I am your witness. If their Ladyships so much as mention the word FIRE or STEERPIKE, you shall take them with you under wormy ground."

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.

Inflected Forms

wormier (comparative) wormiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

unwormy wormily worminess

Frequently Paired Words

earwormy

Synonyms

vermian vermicular vermiform worm-eaten wormed wormridden cringing groveling grovelling wormlike

Rhymes With

hermie spermy

Questions

What does wormy mean?: Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.
Where does wormy come from?: 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.

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