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squiggly

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskwɪɡli/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English squiggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squiggly From squiggle + -y.

  1. Not straight; wavy and irregular.

    “She didn't have a ruler, so she drew a squiggly line to highlight the main points.”

    “My first memories of eating are bowls of squiggly pasta with red sauce and lots of white cheese.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English squiggle Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squiggly From squiggle + -y.

  1. A wavy underline used to indicate an error in text or source code.

    “If you have dynamic spell checking enabled, your pamphlet will become a sea of red squigglies.”

    “Coding errors have colored squigglies beneath them to indicate the kind of error. For example, syntax errors appear with red squigglies beneath them...”