wormy

Describes something that is infested with or resembling worms; can also be used figuratively to describe something that is unpleasant, sneaky, or morally corrupt.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie quelque chose d'infesté de vers ou qui ressemble à des vers ; peut aussi s'employer au sens figuré pour désigner quelque chose de désagréable, de vil ou de moralement corrompu.

1. Infested with worms B2 formal

   Containing or damaged by worms, often used to describe fruit, wood, or animals.

   • The apple was wormy and had to be thrown away.
   • The old wooden beam was wormy and crumbling.
   • The farmer discarded the wormy vegetables from the harvest.

   🇫🇷Infesté de vers

   Synonymes: grubbymaggotyworm-eaten

   Antonymes: clean

2. Totally submissive C1 informal

   Describes a person who is excessively obedient or servile, often in a demeaning way.

   • He was so wormy around his boss, agreeing with everything she said.
   • The wormy assistant never questioned any order.
   • She found his wormy behavior pathetic and irritating.

   🇫🇷Servile, obséquieux

   Synonymes: abjectbootlickingcringingfawninggrovelingobsequiousservileslavishsubservientsycophantic

   Antonymes: defiantindependentinsubordinaterebelliousunyielding

• wormier comparative form
• wormiest superlative form