squirrelly
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
squirrel + -ly, 1925.[1] Presumably from erratic movement of squirrels, or by analogy with nuts (“insane”).
Adjective
squirrelly (comparative squirrellier or more squirrelly, superlative squirrelliest or most squirrelly)
- resembling a squirrel
- unpredictable or jumpy
- eccentric
See also
- batty
- nuts
- nutty
- See also Thesaurus:insane
References
- “squirrelly” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
- OED 2nd edition 1989
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