squirmworthy

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adjective

That causes one to squirm with embarrassment or discomfort; embarrassing.

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Meanings

adjectivesquirmworthy (comparative more squirmworthy, superlative most squirmworthy)

comparative more squirmworthy · superlative most squirmworthy

  1. colloquialThat causes one to squirm with embarrassment or discomfort; embarrassing.

    I could tell from Angela's horrified reaction that they'd gone into a squirm-worthy level of detail.

    2010, Erin Downing, Kiss It, page 183
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    Set alongside W. H. Auden's squirm-worthy and patronising review of Adrienne Rich's first collection A Change of World […]

    2012, Sylvia Plath Poems Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cringeworthy

Origin

From squirm + -worthy.

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APA

squirmworthy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmworthy

MLA

“squirmworthy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmworthy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squirmworthy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squirmworthy.

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