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squirrely

squirrely is the alternative form of squirrelly.

Meaning of squirrelly

Adjective

squirrelly (comparative squirrellier or more squirrelly, superlative squirrelliest or most squirrelly)

  1. (figuratively) Eccentric.
    • Mom can act a bit squirrelly sometimes, and I swear it's usually worse after sunset.
  2. (figuratively) Unpredictable or jumpy.
    • "This aircraft seems to be acting a bit squirrelly," the pilot complained uneasily to his copilot.
  3. Literally so.
    • Some of these lemurs seem almost squirrelly.

Forms of squirrely

comparativemore squirrely
superlativemost squirrely

Origin of squirrely

From squirrel + -y.

Words formed from squirrely

Questions about squirrely

What is squirrely the alternative form of?
Squirrely is the alternative form of squirrelly.

Words near squirrely in the dictionary

  1. squirrels in the attic
  2. squirrelsona
  3. squirrelsonas
  4. squirreltail
  5. squirreltails
  6. squirrely
  7. squirril
  8. squirring
  9. squirrs
  10. squirs
  11. squirt

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squirrely (page history and authors); squirrelly (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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