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# squiffy

adjective (squiffy, squiffier, squiffiest) — UK, informal

«squiffy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK, informal) Slightly drunk; tipsy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/#m1)
2. (UK, informal) Crooked, not straight: The picture's a bit squiffy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday British talk adults may say they feel «a bit squiffy» after a glass of wine — a jokey, light word. It is also used for things that are lopsided, like a crooked picture or wonky handwriting.

### Examples

- Aunt Jo was a bit squiffy after the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/#x1)
- The picture on the wall is squiffy — can you straighten it? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/#x2)
- Grandad got squiffy on one glass of sherry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/#x3)
- My drawing of the house came out all squiffy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/#x4)
- His hat was on at a squiffy angle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/#x5)

### Note

Informal and British. Close words: tipsy (slightly drunk), wonky/skew-whiff (crooked). It is a jokey word, not a serious one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «squiffy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squiffy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«squiffy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squiffy.html) on Mova free.