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Meaning of squirrelish | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Squirrel-like; having qualities associated with squirrels.

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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