squirmish

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English

Etymology

From squirm +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

Adjective

squirmish (comparative more squirmish, superlative most squirmish)

  1. showing signs of restlessness resulting from feelings of discomfort or distress.
    • 1971, U.S. Government information policies and practices--the Pentagon Papers: Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, first session, volume 4, →OCLC, page 1030:
      I think it embarrassed us a little when the Russians shot the fellow down and we denied that he was there, and the President later had to identify that as a "cover story". I remember the words, even. It made me feel a little squirmish.

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