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Formlike vs Wormlike - What's the difference?

formlike | wormlike |

As adjectives the difference between formlike and wormlike

is that formlike is resembling a form (document to be filled in) while wormlike is similar to a worm.

formlike

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling a form (document to be filled in).
  • * 1919 , Charles Albert Meyer, Mercantile Credits and Collections
    • Terse, snappy, forceful letters should be used, rather than long, verbose, repetitive, unimpressive, formlike letters.

    Anagrams

    *

    wormlike

    English

    Alternative forms

    *worm-like

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Similar to a worm.
    • The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike .
  • Similar to that of a worm
    • The creature has a wormlike body
    He has wormlike view of the universe.
  • (chemistry, of the molecules of a polymer) Having a smoothly curved form when heated.

    • See also

    *helminthic *vermian *vermiform

    Derived terms

    *wormlike chain