owllike
English
Etymology
owl + -like
Adjective
owllike (comparative more owllike, superlative most owllike)
- Resembling an owl or some aspect of one.
- 1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Macaire, act i, scene 2 (stage directions)
- To these, by the door L. C., the CURATE and the NOTARY, arm in arm; the latter owl-like and titubant
- 1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Macaire, act i, scene 2 (stage directions)
Synonyms
- owlish
- owly
- strigine