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title: squiffy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «squiffy» in the school dictionary: Slightly drunk; tipsy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# squiffy

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**Who acts:** picture, Aunt, you, Grandad, drawing, house · **What happens:** be, straighten, get, come out, draw · **To what, where:** picture, one glass, squiffy angle

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«squiffy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [squiffy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squiffy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slightly drunk; tipsy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:m1:1
# text = Slightly drunk; tipsy.
1	Slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	tipsy	tipsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crooked, not straight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:m2:1
# text = Crooked, not straight.
1	Crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

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The picture's a bit squiffy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:m2e:1
# text = The picture's a bit squiffy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	squiffy	squiffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the picture |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; squiffy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aunt Jo was a bit squiffy after the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:x1:1
# text = Aunt Jo was a bit squiffy after the party.
1	Aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Jo	Jo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	squiffy	squiffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Aunt |  |  |  | after the party | a bit *obl:unmarked*; squiffy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The picture on the wall is squiffy — can you straighten it?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:x2:1
# text = The picture on the wall is squiffy — can you straighten it?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	squiffy	squiffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	straighten	straighten	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the picture on the wall |  |  |  |  | squiffy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **straighten** | can | you | picture |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Grandad got squiffy on one glass of sherry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:x3:1
# text = Grandad got squiffy on one glass of sherry.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	squiffy	squiffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sherry	sherry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Grandad |  |  | one glass of sherry |  | squiffy *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on glass=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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My drawing of the house came out all squiffy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:x4:1
# text = My drawing of the house came out all squiffy.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	squiffy	squiffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | My drawing of the house |  |  |  |  | out, squiffy *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **draw** |  | the house |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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His hat was on at a squiffy angle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squiffy:x5:1
# text = His hat was on at a squiffy angle.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	squiffy	squiffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His hat |  |  | a squiffy angle |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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