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owlish
[ ou-lish ]
ˈowlish
/ ˈaʊlɪʃ /
adjective
- like an owl
- solemn and wise in appearance
Derived Forms
- ˈowlishness, noun
- ˈowlishly, adverb
Other Words From
- owlish·ly adjective
- owlish·ness noun
Example Sentences
Here we see the well-known face, a bearded mask housing a pair of glowing, owlish eyes, the hair and forehead flecked with blood.
In his haste to flee, he had dropped his owlish horn rims, his wallet, and false teeth.
Shambling along in oversized suits, his eyes penetrating behind owlish specs, Dunne is now 82.
Her head wore a close hood, disclosing a fringe of grey locks, owlish to see about features hooked for action.
His owlish German face screwed up in an expression of pain as the rolling of the ship racked his injured body.
"Don't be owlish, Evert; one is even more apt to step into them on a ground-floor," replied the aunt.
A beard, a pair of round owlish spectacles, and two ridiculous ear-muffs, left only a suggestion of face here and there.
Now for the frightful face with mouse's ears, winking owlish eyes streaming with fiendish fire!
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