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wormlike.

Resembling or characteristic of a worm.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a worm.

    The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike.
    He has a wormlike view of the universe.

  2. Having a smoothly curved form when heated.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wurmiz Proto-West Germanic *wurmi Old English wyrm Middle English worm English worm Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English wormlike From worm + -like.

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