# weevilly

**Pronunciation:** WEEVILLY

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Weevilly means alternative form of weevily. [Infested with or containing weevils.].

## Examples

- The writer described the response as weevilly.
- A weevilly tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became weevilly after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- weevilly + noun — Use weevilly before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a weevilly reaction.
- become weevilly — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became weevilly near the end.

## Collocations

- weevilly behavior — The teacher calmly handled the weevilly behavior.
- weevilly tone — The email had an weevilly tone.

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