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squirrelly

adj
/ˈskwɝli/US/ˈskwɪɹəli/UK

Etymology

From squirrel + -ly, 1925. Presumably from the erratic movement of squirrels, or by analogy with nuts (“insane”).

  1. derived from σκίουρος — “shadow-tail”
  2. derived from sciūrus
  3. derived from *scūriolus✻
  4. derived from escurel
  5. derived from esquirel
  6. inherited from squirel
  7. suffixed as squirrelly — “squirrel + ly”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a squirrel.

    • Mom can act a bit squirrelly sometimes, and I swear it's usually worse after sunset.
    • Near-synonyms: batty, nuts, nutty; see also Thesaurus:eccentric, Thesaurus:insane

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA