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What is the adjective for wormly?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb worm which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

wormlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a worm.
  2. (chemistry) Having a smoothly curved form when heated.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. vermicular, sinuous, twisted, cringing, cowardly, servile, submissive
  4. Examples:
      5. “The wormlike trail left by the burglar indicated their skillful and nimble movements through the labyrinthine security system.”
      “Despite his lofty aspirations, he often displayed wormlike behavior in the face of authority, always yielding, apologizing, and lacking confidence.”
      “On opening, the colon revealed numerous wormlike or villiform polyps covering almost the entire segment of the sigmoid colon.”
wormy
  1. Of or like a worm or worms.
  2. Infested with worms.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. holey, infested, wormridden, worm-eaten, worm-infested, annelid, slithery, vermian, vermicular, vermiform, earthworm-like … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The old wooden plank was so wormy that it crumbled in my hands when I tried to pick it up.”
      “The old wooden log was covered in a thick layer of damp moss and infested with wormy insects.”
      “In a case, along with a mesh of wormy buckskin, were three little locks of blond hair, held in beaded clasps.”
wormable
  1. (computing) (of a computer flaw or a bug) Capable of being turned into a network worm.
wormly
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a worm; wormlike.
wormridden
  1. Full of or parasitized by worms.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. wormy, holey, infested, worm-eaten, worm-infested, festering, flyblown, maggoty
  3. Examples:
      4. “The children inside are wormridden and indescribably filthy.”
wormed
  1. affected with woodworm
wormproof
  1. Resistant to worms.
wormless
  1. Without worms.
wormish
  1. Like a worm.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. wormy
  3. Examples:
      4. “The wriggling movement and slimy texture of the earthworm made it appear wormish.”
worming
  1. present participle of worm
  2. Synonyms:
      3. creeping, inching, sliding, slipping, slinking, easing, edging, sneaking, skulking, snaking, prowling, slithering, encroaching, stealing, guiding, nosing, maneuvering, manoeuvring, sidling, moving slowly, advancing stealthily, advancing slowly, worming your way, picking your way, easing oneself, tiptoeing, squeezing, steering, inducing, removing, working, righting, moving carefully, extricating, pushing gently, drawing out, slipping past, slipping by, handling, sloping, tilting, sauntering, walking, veering, pussyfooting, moving furtively, moving with stealth, treading warily, shirking, mousing … more
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