Значение

значений: 3

  1. Resembling a squirrel.

    (переносно)Eccentric.

    Mom can act a bit squirrelly sometimes, and I swear it's usually worse after sunset.

    Near-synonyms: batty, nuts, nutty; see also Thesaurus:eccentric, Thesaurus:insane

  2. (переносно)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.

Примеры

предложений: 1

  1. Instead of a piggy bank, Tom has a "squirrelly bank".

    deAnstatt eines Sparschweins hat Tom ein Spareichhörnchen.

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Происхождение

From squirrel + -ly, 1925. Presumably from the erratic movement of squirrels, or by analog

From squirrel + -ly, 1925. Presumably from the erratic movement of squirrels, or by analogy with nuts (“insane”).

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Формы

squirrellier/more squirrelly, squirrelliest/most squirrelly
Сравнительная степеньsquirrellier / more squirrelly Урок
Превосходная степеньsquirrelliest / most squirrelly Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 130
abnormalB1bizarreB2eccentricC1extraordinaryB1idiosyncraticC2irregularB1oddB2peculiarB1queerB2quirkyC1uncommonB2weirdB1crazyA2daftB2

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 1
Производныеsquirrelliness

Уроки к слову

уроков: 2

Смотрите также

соседние слова
squirmC2squirrelsquirtsquish
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