squirmy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈskwɜːmi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈskwɝmi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English squirm Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squirmy From squirm + -y.
Meanings
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That squirms, writhes or wriggles.
Over a tense 83 minutes, Sweeney and Satter present a complex and contradictory image of Reality Winner: not as a lefty firebrand or a noble whistle-blower, but as a squirmy, self-deprecating over-achiever[…]
2023 February 17, Scott Roxborough, “Berlin: Sydney Sweeney on Becoming NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner for Docu-Fiction ‘Reality’”, in The Hollywood Reporter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most squirmy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more squirmy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| squirmier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| squirmiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |