owly

English

Etymology

owl +‎ -y

Adjective

owly (comparative owlier, superlative owliest)

Resembling or characteristic of an owl.
- 2010, Tracy Chevalier, Remarkable Creatures, Dutton, published 2010, →ISBN, page 48:
  In the picture Miss Elizabeth showed me the croc had little piggy eyes, not huge owly ones.
In a bad mood; cranky.
- 1988, Janette Oke, Winter Is Not Forever, Bethany House Publishers, published 2010, →ISBN, page 16:
  I had no right to be owly and disagreeable with Willie.
Seeing poorly.
- 1908, Vernon L. Kellogg, "The Vendetta", in Insect Stories, Henry Holt and Company (1908), page 55:
  Perhaps nice isn't the best word for him, but he certainly was an unusually imposing and fluffy-haired and fierce-looking brute of a tarantula. He had rather an owly way about him, as if he had come out from his hole too early and was dazed and half-blinded by the light.

Synonyms

(like an owl): owlish, owllike, strigine
(in a bad mood): crabby, cranky, grumpy, ornery, out of sorts

Derived terms

owliness
owly-eyed

References

T. K. Pratt, Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, University of Toronto Press (1988), →ISBN, pages 107-108
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, The Century Co. (1897), Volume 5, page 265

Anagrams

Lowy, yowl

单词	owly
释义	owly English Etymology owl +‎ -y Adjective owly (comparative owlier, superlative owliest) Resembling or characteristic of an owl. 2010, Tracy Chevalier, Remarkable Creatures, Dutton, published 2010, →ISBN, page 48: In the picture Miss Elizabeth showed me the croc had little piggy eyes, not huge owly ones. In a bad mood; cranky. 1988, Janette Oke, Winter Is Not Forever, Bethany House Publishers, published 2010, →ISBN, page 16: I had no right to be owly and disagreeable with Willie. Seeing poorly. 1908, Vernon L. Kellogg, "The Vendetta", in Insect Stories, Henry Holt and Company (1908), page 55: Perhaps nice isn't the best word for him, but he certainly was an unusually imposing and fluffy-haired and fierce-looking brute of a tarantula. He had rather an owly way about him, as if he had come out from his hole too early and was dazed and half-blinded by the light. Synonyms (like an owl): owlish, owllike, strigine (in a bad mood): crabby, cranky, grumpy, ornery, out of sorts Derived terms owliness owly-eyed References T. K. Pratt, Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, University of Toronto Press (1988), →ISBN, pages 107-108 The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, The Century Co. (1897), Volume 5, page 265 Anagrams Lowy, yowl
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