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Squiffy is an English word with synonyms like besotted or sloshed. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Squiffy in a sentence

Squiffy meaning

  1. slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
  2. Crooked, askew; awry

Synonyms of Squiffy

besotted sloshed slopped potty plastered pixilated pissed pie-eyed loaded fuddled cockeyed crocked blotto blind drunk smashed

Related words

Other words often associated with Squiffy or its synonyms:

soaked awry laughable full flush peeved sealed absurd foolish prejudiced irritated stung

Using Squiffy

  • The main meaning on this page is: slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy | Crooked, askew; awry
  • Useful related words include: besotted, sloshed, slopped, potty.

Context around Squiffy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stinko 1×

Often after:

tanked 1× yours 1× drunk 1×

Sentence patterns with Squiffy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and a squiffy yours truly 1× be rather squiffy drunk often 1× stewed stinko squiffy tanked and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in addition she 1× other apt entries 1× some fine work 1×

Common sentence endings:

squiffy drunk often 1× squiffy yours truly 1× tanked and woozled 1×

Words around Squiffy

Just before it in the word index:

squiers 5 squier 8 squidward 15 squidsoup 2 squids 16 squidgy 2

Just after it in the word index:

squiggle 5 squiggles 5 squiggly 14 squilla 7 squillace 2 squinch 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Squiffy

  • In this selection, "squiffy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stinko, tanked, yours and drunk stand out and add context to how "squiffy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and a squiffy yours truly and be rather squiffy drunk often. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "squiffy" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with squiffy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In addition, she finds Eric to be rather "squiffy" (drunk) often. (11 words)

Some fine work of art, conceptualised by the sage trolley attendant, a menu spilling over with gins, vodkas and vermouths, and a squiffy yours truly. (25 words)

Other apt entries from the Wodehouse lexicon I’ve lovingly borrowed over the years: awash; lathered; illuminated; ossified; pie-eyed; polluted; primed; stewed; stinko; squiffy; tanked and woozled. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Other apt entries from the Wodehouse lexicon I’ve lovingly borrowed over the years: awash; lathered; illuminated; ossified; pie-eyed; polluted; primed; stewed; stinko; squiffy; tanked and woozled. (28 words)

Some fine work of art, conceptualised by the sage trolley attendant, a menu spilling over with gins, vodkas and vermouths, and a squiffy yours truly. (25 words)

In addition, she finds Eric to be rather "squiffy" (drunk) often. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

Other apt entries from the Wodehouse lexicon I’ve lovingly borrowed over the years: awash; lathered; illuminated; ossified; pie-eyed; polluted; primed; stewed; stinko; squiffy; tanked and woozled.

Some fine work of art, conceptualised by the sage trolley attendant, a menu spilling over with gins, vodkas and vermouths, and a squiffy yours truly.

In addition, she finds Eric to be rather "squiffy" (drunk) often.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "squiffy" in a sentence?
An example: "Other apt entries from the Wodehouse lexicon I’ve lovingly borrowed over the years: awash; lathered; illuminated; ossified; pie-eyed; polluted; primed; stewed; stinko; squiffy; tanked and woozled." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "squiffy" from authentic English texts.
What does "squiffy" mean?
Squiffy means: slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
What are synonyms of "squiffy"?
Common synonyms of "squiffy" include: besotted, sloshed, slopped, potty, plastered, pixilated, pissed, pie-eyed. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "squiffy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "squiffy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.