squiffed

adjective

variants or squiffy
Definition of squiffednext
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol the Scotsman was squiffed when he passed out by the roadside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squiffed
  1. drunk
  2. fried
  3. blind
  4. impaired
  5. smashed
  6. drunken
  7. blasted
Adjective
  • Both aim to improve handling, not that the MX-5 handled like a drunk camel in the first place.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But despite anecdotal reports of non-human animals appearing drunk after consuming ripe fruit or sugary substances, there's been very little research into its actual prevalence in the broader kingdom of life.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of drunk
Adjective
  • For some real fortitude, the nasi lemak is a mix of crispy chicken served with jasmine rice, a dollop of fried egg, and spicy sambal sauce—a breakfast of champions.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Fried Chicken Sandwich With Chili Crisp Mayo The key elements in this sandwich are: soft sweet bun, mayonnaise mixed with something spicy, a flat boneless piece of fried chicken and some pickled vegetables.
    Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of fried
Adjective
  • All of this indicates 2025 could be a tough year for Hollywood writers, and Michael Schur isn’t blind to the signs.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
  • However, recruiters aren’t blind to the pros of AI — like making the application and screening process more efficient.
    Nick Duffy, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of blind
Adjective
  • Somebody with impaired vision, conducting a fingertip search, might gather as much as—or more than—a viewer with perfect sight who merely looks.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Children, older adults, and people with impaired immune systems are at higher risk for health problems from breathing in toxins from mold exposure.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of impaired
Adjective
  • Only her car, found abandoned by two hunters on a rural roadside the next morning, and her two smashed cell phones, discovered near a neighbor's house, remained.
    Gemma Schneider, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • And photos obtained by the Daily Mail alleged to be of his hotel room showed what appears to be extensive drug paraphernalia and a smashed television.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of smashed
Adjective
  • Rocky staggers in his corner like a drunken man trying to get back up on a barstool.
    Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Crowd surges and drunken behavior marred the February 2024 event.
    Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of drunken
Adjective
  • Second, no one is offering to rebuild the blasted towns and villages of southern Lebanon when this is over, the way the oil-rich Gulf States did after the last major war with Israel, in 2006.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As in the video game, which starts characters off in a kind of blasted heath, the surroundings are visually competent but forgettable.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Definition of blasted
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