squiffy
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈskwɪfi/
- Slang
:
mareado
- He was clearly squiffy after the wedding reception, talking and laughing loudly.
Examples
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Theoretically, it is a good idea to drink eight glasses of water a day, stop your children from eating soil, and avoid getting so squiffy and argumentative that you're thrown out of the local NCT book group.
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The figures have gone a little squiffy in your absence, it has to be said.
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She is a squiffy git but she is professional.
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I hope he don't model his performance on Mr. Jennings, or he'll be too squiffy to remember his lines.
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After a few drinks at the party, she felt a bit squiffy and decided to sit down.
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I could tell he was squiffy when he started to sing along to every song.
Synonyms
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9.9
Very drunk after drinking too much
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9.6
Very drunk after drinking too much
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8.9
Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly
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9.9
Very drunk so you cannot act or think clearly
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7.9
So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are
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9.7
Very drunk after drinking too much
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9.0
Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
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9.9
Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
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9.5
Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally
Extremely drunk and unable to stand or think clearly
Very drunk after drinking alcohol
Very drunk after drinking alcohol
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk after drinking too much
So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly
Very drunk and confused after drinking too much
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk and cannot walk straight
Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly
Antonyms
How Drunk
Surface Forms
Morphology
squiffy = squiff (semi-transparent) = squiff + y
Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-y' on the informal root 'squiff', but the root is slang/uncommon so learners may not know it.
Etymology
Squiffy probably comes from old slang squiff or from a word like skew, which means 'not straight' or 'crooked'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone 'off balance' after a drink, so squiffy means slightly drunk or tipsy.