English
Etymology
squirrel + -ish
Adjective
squirrelish
- squirrel|Squirrel-like; having qualities associated with squirrels.
#*1834, w:William Thomas Beckford|William Thomas Beckford, Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal
#*:How delighted my friend, the Effendi, must have been upon entering such a paradise, which he soon did after we arrived there, followed by his Armenian interpreter, whom I like better than the Greek, Timoni, with his prying, squirrelish look, and malicious propensities.
#*1894, w:John Muir|John Muir, The Mountains of California
#*:In bountiful seasons a single Indian will gather thirty or forty bushels of them�a fine squirrelish employment.
Related terms
squirrelly
See also
squirrellian
squirrelline
Category:English adjectives
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