wiggly

[ wig-lee ]

adjective

, wig·gli·er, wig·gli·est.

1. wiggling:

   a wiggly child.

2. undulating; wavy:

   a wiggly line.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiggly¹

First recorded in 1900–05; wiggle + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The wiggly appendages sweep the air to detect pheromones that raise alarms, lay trails, and help the insects navigate their social lives.

From Science Magazine

The tooth is a wink at “One Morning in Maine,” an earlier Robert McCloskey book involving a wiggly bicuspid — or was it a molar?

From New York Times

“Good morning, babies!” she says with a Fozzie Bear voice, feeding chunks of Pup-peroni to two yowling huskies and a wiggly black lab.

From Los Angeles Times

Pumpkins held caramel boxes filled with wiggly animal cookies.

From Literature

These shy marine creatures have no brain to speak of -- just nerve cords running down each of their five wiggly arms, which join to form a nerve ring near their mouth.

From Science Daily

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