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squirrelish en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English squirrel Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English squirrelish From squirrel + -ish.

Meanings

1. Squirrel-like; having qualities associated with squirrels.
   • 1894, John Muir, The Mountains of California In bountiful seasons a single Indian will gather thirty or forty bushels of them—a fine squirrelish employment.
   • 1834, 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.

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Relateds

squirrellian · squirrelline · squirrelly