vermicular
Example Sentences
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His speech was bumbling, his gait "vermicular," his appearance unfetching.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is called the peristaltic, or vermicular motion.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
It is this vermicular insignificance of the gossip that makes his detection so difficult, and gives him his security.
From Vanishing Roads and Other Essays by Le Gallienne, Richard
Mr. Whedell paused, for effect, and contemplated the vermicular work in the carpet.
From Round the Block by Bouton, John Bell
Looked down upon, their motion seems peristaltic and vermicular, like that of three caterpillars.
From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas
