adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.

   "To the muzzy drumming of beer in his veins he gazed long and owlishly at the sombre cottage[.]"

Adverb

1. 1
   in an owlish manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"To the muzzy drumming of beer in his veins he gazed long and owlishly at the sombre cottage[.]"

Etymology

From owlish + -ly.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.