What does wormy mean?
Definitions for wormy
ˈwɜr miwormy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word wormy.
Princeton's WordNet
vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormyadjective
infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormyadjective
totally submissive
Wiktionary
wormyadjective
Of or like a worm or worms.
wormyadjective
Infested with worms.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wormyadjective
Full of worms.
Etymology: from worm.
Spirits that in crossways and floods have burial,
Already to their wormy beds are gone. William Shakespeare.Yet can I not persuade me thou art dead,
Or that thy corse corrupts in earth’s dark womb,
Or that thy beauties lie in wormy bed. John Milton.
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wormy
Wormy generally refers to something that is infested, consumed, or damaged by worms or worm-like larvae. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to something that is decayed, rotten, or overcomplicated. The term can apply to objects, processes, or living things.
Webster Dictionary
Wormy
containing a worm; abounding with worms
Wormy
like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wormy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wormy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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