Ostrichy

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich.

    "Once upon a time there was an ostrich who, though very ostrichy, was even more of an egoist."

  2. 2
    Characteristic of one who buries one’s head in the sand (like in popular depictions of ostriches).

    "In the latter case we get a very ostrichy metaphysics: an attempt to solve a problem by denying its existence."

Synonyms

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struthianstruthious

Example

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"Once upon a time there was an ostrich who, though very ostrichy, was even more of an egoist."

Etymology

From ostrich + -y.

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