squiggly

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squiggly

/ˈskwɪɡli/

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adjective squigglier · squiggliest · squiggley

informal Not straight; wavy and irregular. She didn't have a ruler, so she drew a squiggly line to highlight the main points.

noun squigglies · squiggley

informal 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.

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adj not straight

Español	garabatoso
Português	sinuosa, sinuoso, sinuosas, sinuosos
Deutsch	schnörkelig, verschnörkelt
Русский	волни́стый volnístyj, волнообра́зный volnoobráznyj, изо́гнутый izógnutyj, криволине́йный krivolinéjnyj

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@misc{squiggly_2026,
  title = {squiggly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/squiggly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}