owly
Collocations
5ADJ.
disagreeable, huge, right
VERB + OWLY
eyes
OWLY + NOUN
ones, way
PREP.
about, with
ADV.
rather
Definitions
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an owl.
In the picture Miss Elizabeth showed me the croc had little piggy eyes, not huge owly ones.
In a bad mood; cranky.
I had no right to be owly and disagreeable with Willie.
Seeing poorly.
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.
Silly.
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3In the picture Miss Elizabeth showed me the croc had little piggy eyes, not huge owly ones.
WiktionaryI had no right to be owly and disagreeable with Willie.
WiktionaryPerhaps 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 o
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