squirmy

English

Etymology

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)

That squirms, writhes or wriggles.
- 2023 February 17, Scott Roxborough, “Berlin: Sydney Sweeney on Becoming NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner for Docu-Fiction ‘Reality’”, in The Hollywood Reporter‎:
  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

squirminess

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