Meaning & use
Wormy
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Infested with worms, or resembling a worm in appearance or texture.
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The old apple was too wormy to eat.
Wormy chestnut is prized by furniture makers for the distinctive holes left by insect larvae.
A note on using this word
In woodworking, 'wormy' describes lumber marked by small insect tunnels, a texture that is sometimes considered decorative rather than a flaw.
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