"i feel besquintled", said no one ever. because that's not a word.
okay nevermind it IS a word now and this is exactly what it means.
EVERYONE SHUT UP AND LOOK AT THIS NEW AND BETTER WORD
besquint
/bɪˈskwɪnt/
verb
besquints, besquinting, besquintled
From Middle English bisquint, bisquynt, bisqweynt; bi- + asquint, equivalent to be- ("to make, become, or cause to be") + squint ("to look with the eyes partly closed").
(transitive) To cause (a person) to squint, esp. by means of a bright light, glare, or similar visual force.
"The low evening sun besquintled the driver."
2. (transitive) To cause (a person) to squint, esp. in trying to discern something small, distant, faint, or indistinct.
"The tiny letters besquintled the reader."
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desquintler
/diːˈskwɪntlə,ˈ diːˈskwɪntələ/
noun
desquintler, desquintlers
An apparatus or device used to prevent or reduce squinting by limiting exposure to bright light, glare, or similar visual force; esp. a pair of sunglasses.
"He reached for his desquintlers before leaving the house."
2. An apparatus or device used to prevent or reduce squinting caused by difficulty of visual discernment; esp. spectacles, binoculars, magnifying glasses, etc.
"She raised the desquintler to her eyes, trying to identify the creature."
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squintler
/skwɪntlə,ˈ skwɪntələ/
noun
squintler, squintlers
A source of bright light, glare, or similar visual intensity that causes a person to squint.
"The bright flashlight was such a squintler that she could barely see the man holding it."
2. A thing that causes a person to squint in attempting to discern it, esp. by being small, distant, faint, or indistinct.
"The bug crawling around on the ground was a real squintler."
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