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squirrely

or squir·rel·ly

[ skwur-uh-lee, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir- ]

/ ˈskwɜr ə li, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr- /

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adjective Slang.

eccentric; flighty.

Words nearby squirrely

squirrel corn, squirrel monkey, squirrel's-foot fern, squirrel-tail grass, squirrelfish, squirrely, squirt, squirt can, squirt gun, squirting cucumber, squish

Origin of squirrely

First recorded in 1930–35; squirrel + -y¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for squirrelly

I guess I did because I was—they told me I was squirrelly in the hospital.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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