squiffed

English

Etymology

Variant of squiffy with -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskwɪft/

  Rhymes: -ɪft

Adjective

squiffed (not comparable)

1. (informal) Intoxicated.
   • 2005, J. C. Morris, The End of Arrogance: Revised Edition‎^[1], Buy Books on the web, →ISBN, page 133:

     Her hair streamed down in front of her eyes and her dress was on back to front. Totally squiffed. Leo hustled her into bed.

   • 1994, Farley Mowat, Born Naked‎^[2], Houghton Mifflin Books, →ISBN, page 74:

     I got all the heavy drinkers squiffed out of their minds

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunk

Related terms

• squiffy

References

• 2005, Editors Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition), Oxford University Press