squirrelly

== English == === Alternative forms === squirrely === Etymology === From squirrel +‎ -ly, 1925. Presumably from the erratic movement of squirrels, or by analogy with nuts (“insane”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskwɝli/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskwɪɹəli/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li, -ɪɹəli === Adjective === squirrelly (comparative squirrellier or more squirrelly, superlative squirrelliest or most squirrelly) Resembling a squirrel. (of a person, figurative) Eccentric. Near-synonyms: batty, nuts, nutty; see also Thesaurus:eccentric, Thesaurus:insane (figurative) Unpredictable or jumpy. (of an animal) Literally so. ==== Derived terms ==== squirrelliness === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “squirrelly”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.