wormlike

See also: worm-like

English

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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.

    Adjective

    wormlike (comparative more wormlike, superlative most wormlike)

    1. Resembling or characteristic of a worm.
      The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike.
      He has a wormlike view of the universe.
    2. (chemistry, of the molecules of a polymer) Having a smoothly curved form when heated.

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