Meanings
comparative more earwiggy · superlative most earwiggy
- Infested with earwigs.
So while an earwig can indeed crawl into a person's ear, it seems that a place has to be pretty darn earwiggy for such a thing to happen by chance.
1989, Jan Harold Brunvand, Curses! Broiled Again!2 more examples
Amy had a bower in hers, rather small and earwiggy, but very pretty to look at, with honeysuckle and morning-glories hanging their colored horns and bells...
1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little WomenThe lady is whisked off as unceremoniously as though she were a Sabino damsel; she is transported to a dusty and, I fear, an earwiggy conservatory, […]
1905, Harper's Magazine
Origin
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earwiggy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earwiggy
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