Definition of WIGGLY

wiggly

Adjective Satellite

  • curved or curving in and out
    • "wiggly lines"
  • moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
    • "wiggly worms"

Adj

  • Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
  • Of a line: made up of many curves.

Adjective

  • Tending to wiggle; characterized by wiggling movements.

Examples

  • His handwriting was so wiggly, the opponent couldn’t decipher his score sheet.
  • It is not easy to get a diaper onto a wiggly little baby.

Origin / Etymology

From wiggle + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wiggelg, wiggelch (“wiggly”), German Low German wiggelig (“wiggly, restless, fidgety”).

Scrabble Score: 14

wiggly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wiggly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wiggly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

wiggly: valid Words With Friends Word