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wrigglesome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪɡl̩səm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɹɪɡ(ə)lˌsəm/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From wriggle + -some.

Meanings

  1. Characterised or marked by wriggling
    • I hear that you are without a wife at the present time. How would you like a wrigglesome bed-warmer, just fourteen and in the prime of her looks? 2015, Angus Donald, The King's Assassin:

Forms

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most wrigglesome Degree=Sup lexicographic
more wrigglesome Degree=Cmp lexicographic