squirrelly
adjective
uk/ˈskwɪr.əl.i/us/ˈskwɝː.li/squirrellyadjective(LIKE ANIMAL)
relatingto orsimilarto asquirrel(= asmallfurryanimalwith athicklongtailthatclimbstrees):
I'm notkeenon her squirrellyfoodchoices.
Tomis a pot-bellied man with a squirrelly littlemoustache.
Rodents & similar animals
- beaver
- bunny
- capybara
- chinchilla
- chipmunk
- coney
- cony
- flying squirrel
- gerbil
- gopher
- groundhog
- guinea pig
- lab rat
- lemming
- marmot
- mice
- prairie dog
- squirrel
- vole
- woodchuck
squirrellyadjective(NERVOUS)
USinformal
nervousandunabletostaystill andcalm:
I couldtellrightaway that thegirlswere squirrelly andunusuallyfrantic.
Likelotsofpeople, I get squirrelly when I'mforcedtoleaveamessage.
I get a little squirrelly if I'mstuckin thehouseallday.
Afraid
- afraid
- be in fear ofyourlifephrase
- be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlightsidiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- bug out
- horror-struck
- in terror ofyourlifeidiom
- intimidated
- leaf
- nebbish
- panic
- panic-stricken
- shake
- terrified
- terror
- terror-stricken
- threatened
- unconfident
- wild-eyed
squirrellyadjective(DISHONEST)
USinformal
notcompletelyhonest, or not to betrusted:
There's something a little squirrelly about thewholething.
Some of thenumbersin thepreliminaryreportlooksquirrelly.
Thedriverwasactingsquirrelly about hisinsuranceinformation.
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- jackleg
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
- unscrupulous
squirrellyadjective(DIFFICULT)
USinformal
difficulttodealwith orsolve:
Wedeveloperslivefor thesesortsof squirrellyproblems.
Apparently, it was a verycomplicated, squirrellycase.
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- cowboy
- down-and-dirty
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- jackleg
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
- unscrupulous
squirrellyadjective(MOVING SUDDENLY)
USinformal
makingsuddenuncontrolledmovements:
Loosenyourgripon thehandlebars-tensionmakes thebikesquirrelly.
Theseskiscan get squirrelly inhigh-speedturns.
Uncontrolled
- all hell breaks looseidiom
- amok
- amuck
- CI
- confidential informant
- extravagance
- intemperate
- intemperately
- liberated
- like madidiom
- madding
- run wildidiom
- runaway
- spin out of controlidiom
- spread like wildfireidiom
- tearaway
- unruly
- waywardness
- wig out
- wigged out