wurly UK /ˈwɜːliː/US /ˈwɝli/ adjective2 •(Scotland) Of an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted.Wurlie, 1. Contemptibly puny, or small in size; as "a wurlie bodie," an ill-grown person, Fife, Loth. — 1825 •(Scotland) gnarled, knotted; wizened, wrinkled. formswurlies · more wurly · wurlier · most wurly · wurliest