Squiffy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskwɪf.i/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Squiffy is an adjective meaning (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy.
Meaning
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy.
More Meanings
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Crooked, askew; awry
Example Sentences
The graphics make your eyes go squiffy.
In the Palace bar. I'd been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy.
To this day I cannot and will not wear a tie properly. On the one or two occasions I have worn them since I left school, I've worn them squiffy, on purpose.
His champagne glass was constantly refilled by the man who might or might not have been a butler, so that by the time they actually sat down to play, Ramsay was decidedly squiffy.
Word Forms
- squiffier
- squiffiest
Synonyms for squiffy
Depending on context, synonyms include buzzed, merry, muzzy, squiffed, cattywampus, cockeyed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intoxicated, tipsy, soused, sloshed, sozzled, inebriated.
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