Squirrelly Definition

skwûrə-lē, skwŭr-
adjective
squirrellier, squirrelliest
Odd, crazy, etc.
Webster's New World
Nervous, restless, keyed up, etc.
Webster's New World

Resembling a squirrel.

Wiktionary

Unpredictable or jumpy.

Wiktionary

Eccentric.

"He is acting squirrelly."
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Other Word Forms of Squirrelly

Adjective

Base Form:
squirrelly
Comparative:
squirrellier
Superlative:
squirrelliest

Origin of Squirrelly

  • squirrel +"Ž -ly, 1925. Presumably from erratic movement of squirrels, or by analogy with nuts (“insane").

    From Wiktionary

Squirrelly Sentence Examples

  • She.d been acting squirrelly the past two days.

  • It was hard to trust Jetr when he seemed so … squirrelly.

  • It was hard to trust Jetr when he seemed so … squirrelly.

  • Advance the concept of an EQ, an evolutionary developmental quotient, and things get really squirrelly.

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