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• worm-eaten — adjective infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms • Syn: ↑vermiculate, ↑wormy • Similar to: ↑worn • Derivationally related forms: ↑worm (for: ↑wormy) …   Useful english dictionary

• worm eaten — Synonyms and related words: blasted, blighted, blown, despoiled, flyblown, frowsty, frowsy, frowzy, fusty, maggoty, mildewed, moldering, moldy, moth eaten, musty, ravaged, smutted, smutty, weevily, wormy …   Moby Thesaurus

• worm|y — «WUR mee», adjective, worm|i|er, worm|i|est. 1. having worms; containing many worms: »wormy apples. efn>damaged by worms; worm eaten: »wormy wood. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• wormy — adjective (wormier; est) Date: 15th century 1. containing, abounding in, or infested with or as if with worms < wormy flour > < a wormy dog >; also damaged by worms ; worm eaten < wormy timbers > 2. resembling or suggestive o …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wormy — [wʉr′mē] adj. wormier, wormiest 1. containing a worm or worms; worm infested 2. WORM EATEN 3. like a worm 4. debased; groveling worminess n …   English World dictionary

• wormy — worm•y [[t]ˈwɜr mi[/t]] adj. worm•i•er, worm•i•est 1) containing a worm or worms; contaminated with worms 2) damaged or bored into by worms; worm eaten • Etymology: 1400–50 worm′i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• wormy — ► ADJECTIVE (wormier, wormiest) ▪ worm eaten or full of worms …   English terms dictionary

• wormy — worminess, n. /werr mee/, adj., wormier, wormiest. 1. containing a worm or worms; contaminated with worms. 2. damaged or bored into by worms; worm eaten. 3. wormlike; groveling; low. [1400 50; late ME; see WORM, Y1] * * * …   Universalium

• wormy — /ˈwɜmi/ (say wermee) adjective (wormier, wormiest) 1. containing a worm or worms; infested with worms. 2. worm eaten. 3. wormlike; grovelling; low. {worm + y1} –worminess, noun …  

• wormy — adjective a) Of or like a worm or worms. b) Infested with worms. Syn: vermian, vermicular, vermiform, worm eaten, wormed …   Wiktionary

• wormy — Synonyms and related words: barfy, beset, blasted, blighted, blown, crappy, despoiled, disgusting, fecal, feculent, fetid, filthy, flyblown, foul, frowsty, frowsy, frowzy, fusty, gloppy, grubby, gunky, icky, infested, lousy, maggoty, malodorous,… …   Moby Thesaurus