squirrely
3
8.4
- adjective
- /ˈskwɜrli/
- Informal
:
nervioso
- So that was a little bit squirrely, but he's an adult tap dancer and, and I talked to him about it a little bit.
- a little squirrely
- get kind of squirrely
So if you are kind of squirrely about reading fantasy, please try House on the Cerulean Sea.
- So if you are kind of squirrely about reading fantasy, please try House on the Cerulean Sea.
- You can get an emotional support certification probably if for squirrely reasons, I've been told, but I didn't want to do that.
- And I think on spending, the issue is what you're spending on because the issue of can we afford it is far too squirrely.
- I am telling you, when I met her squirrely girly, I was like, I think she's going to fail, but she didn't.
Examples
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The dog acted squirrely when it sensed a storm approaching, running back and forth nervously.
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The class is squirrely and excited.
Fiction book (2000) -
And you could tell he looked squirrely and he looked uncomfortable.
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But Punto was pretty squirrely today, right?
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So if you are kind of squirrely about reading fantasy, please try House on the Cerulean Sea.
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What a squirrely mess.
Blog text (9) -
He was behaving quite squirrely during the interview, fidgeting and avoiding eye contact.
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After drinking too much coffee, she became really squirrely and couldn't sit still.
Synonyms
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4.3
Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds
25
7.0
Easily frightened or nervous and likely to move suddenly
25
7.0
Being nervous and unable to keep still
12
6.5
Tends to change mood suddenly and act in an unexpected way
10
9.1
Feeling nervous and acting in strange, unpredictable ways
9
4.6
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
9
7.4
A person who changes plans and loses interest easily
8
4.8
Unable to stay still because you feel nervous
3
9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
1
8.7
Moving quickly and lightly because it is nervous or easily startled
Acting quickly and changing mood or interest often
Antonyms
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Squirrely comes from squirrel + -y, giving the picture of a small animal that is quick, nervous, and ready to hide. So when a person acts 'squirrely' they seem 'jumpy', secret, or unpredictable.