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squiffier

squiffier is the comparative form of squiffy.

Meaning of squiffy

Adjective

squiffy (comparative squiffier, superlative squiffiest)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
    • In the Palace bar. I'd been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy.1992, J. B. Priestley, An Inspector Calls, Heinemann, →ISBN, page 51
    Synonyms:
    buzzed
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal) Crooked, askew; awry
    • To this day I cannot and will not wear a tie properly. On the one or two occasions I have worn them since I left school, I've worn them squiffy, on purpose.2004, Jude Rawlins, Cul De Sac: Lyrics, Prose & Poems 1987-2004, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 11
    Synonyms:
    cattywampus

Questions about squiffier

What is squiffier the comparative form of?
Squiffier is the comparative form of squiffy.

Words near squiffier in the dictionary

  1. squiese
  2. squiesed
  3. squieses
  4. squiesing
  5. squiffed
  6. squiffier
  7. squiffiest
  8. squiffily
  9. squiffiness
  10. Squiffite
  11. Squiffites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squiffier (page history and authors); squiffy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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