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owlish

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈaʊlɪʃ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted hiloswStarts with OEnds with H0 clues
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Definitions

  1. resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance

Word origin

From owl + -ish.

Used in a sentence

  • 1914, Theodore Dreiser, The Titan, Chapter 26, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks/fr100299.txt "You're very right," he said, with owlish smugness, adjusting a waistcoat button that had come loose, and smoothing his cuffs.
  • He feebly wanted to get out of this, away from clucking nurses and Dr. Crittenham's owlish peering and the horrible scrambled eggs and cold toast.
  • This owl imitated Trumpkin’s voice rather well, and there were sounds of owlish laughter all round.

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