# vermigrade

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. wriggling like a worm

## Etymology
Coined by Irish writer Samuel Beckett. From vermi- + -grade (“way of walking”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vermigrade