squirmy

English

Etymology

From squirm +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɝmi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɜːmi/

Adjective

squirmy (comparative squirmier or more squirmy, superlative squirmiest or most squirmy)

1. That squirms, writhes or wriggles.

   Synonyms: wigglesome, wrigglesome

   • 2023 February 17, Scott Roxborough, “Berlin: Sydney Sweeney on Becoming NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner for Docu-Fiction ‘Reality’”, in The Hollywood Reporter‎^[1]:

     Over a tense 83 minutes, Sweeney and Satter present a complex and contradictory image of Reality Winner: not as a lefty firebrand or a noble whistle-blower, but as a squirmy, self-deprecating over-achiever […]

Derived terms

• squirmily
• squirminess