owlish
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, round
VERB + OWLISH
said, sounds
OWLISH + NOUN
laughter, smugness
PREP.
with
Definitions
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an owl.
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.
Wise and solemn.
[…] their large black eyes scanned the drawings with the owlish look of wisdom peculiar to connoisseurs.
Stupid; dull-looking.
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31914, 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 smo
WiktionaryHe 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.
WiktionaryThis owl imitated Trumpkin’s voice rather well, and there were sounds of owlish laughter all round.
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