Meanings
adjectivewormlike (comparative more wormlike, superlative most wormlike)
comparative more wormlike · superlative most wormlike · alternative worm-like
- Resembling or characteristic of a worm.
He has a wormlike view of the universe.
1 more example
The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetotally submissive
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*wurmiz
- Proto-West Germanic*wurmi
- Old Englishwyrm
- Middle Englishworm
- Englishworm
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishwormlike
Translations
Finnish matomainen
- matomainensimilar to a worm
Hebrew תּוֹלַעֲתִי, תּוֹלַעְתִּי
- תּוֹלַעֲתִי (tola'atí)similar to a worm
- תּוֹלַעְתִּי (tola'tí)similar to a worm
- תּוֹלָעִי (tola'í)similar to a worm
Irish péisteach, péisteogach
- péisteachsimilar to a worm
- péisteogachsimilar to a worm
- péistiúilsimilar to a worm
Italian vermicolare
- vermicolaresimilar to a worm
Cite this entry
APA
wormlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormlike
MLA
“wormlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wormlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormlike.
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