wormy

adj

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.

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

   “The Siamese boy brought in plates containing wormy shreds of over-fried egg, seasoned with blackened bits of onion.”

2. Infested with worms.

   “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.”