Weevily

Weevily
Weevily Wee"vil*y, a. Having weevils; weeviled. [Written also {weevilly}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • weevily — or weevilly [wē′və lē] adj. infested with weevils …   English World dictionary

  • weevily — adjective see weevil …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • weevily — /wee veuh lee/, adj. infested with weevils. Also, weevilly, weeviled, weevilled /wee veuhld/. [1750 60; WEEVIL + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • weevily — Synonyms and related words: bad, barfy, blasted, blighted, blown, brackish, buggy, cloying, despoiled, fetid, flyblown, foul, frowsty, frowsy, frowzy, fulsome, fusty, high, icky, insectlike, maggoty, mawkish, mildewed, moldering, moldy, moth… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • weevily — adj. full of weevils (i.e. a field) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • weevily — wee·vily …   English syllables

  • weevily — …   Useful english dictionary

  • weevilly — Weevily Wee vil*y, a. Having weevils; weeviled. [Written also {weevilly}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weevil — noun Etymology: Middle English wevel, from Old English wifel; akin to Old High German wibil beetle, Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century any of a superfamily (Curculionoidea) of beetles which have the head prolonged into a more or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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