vermicular

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His speech was bumbling, his gait "vermicular," his appearance unfetching.

From Time Magazine Archive

Looked down upon, their motion seems peristaltic and vermicular, like that of three caterpillars.

From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas

Mr. Whedell paused, for effect, and contemplated the vermicular work in the carpet.

From Round the Block by Bouton, John Bell

This is called the peristaltic, or vermicular motion.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

A peculiar vermicular movement, beginning at his feet and ending at his head, was the precursor of a slow, vacant guffaw that expressed the most intense delight of which he was capable.

From The Ape, the Idiot & Other People by Morrow, W. C.