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wriggly, a.|ˈrɪglɪ|
[f. wriggle v. + -y1. Cf. LG. dial. wriggelig wilful.]
1. Given to wriggling; squirming, writhing.
1866T. Edmondston Gloss. Shetl. Dial. 92 Rigly [sic], unsteady, rickety. 1906Westm. Gaz. 30 Dec. 2/1 The thrush..twice..found a wriggly creature, and these he carried off to his family.
2. Winding; sinuous; tortuous.
1901C. G. Harper Gt. North Road II. 257 One leaves Dunbar by wriggly and exiguous streets. |