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.
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Owlish
/ˈaʊlɪʃ/
Synonyms for "owlish" (20 found)
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5 entriesowl-faced featuresowl-like eyesowlish expressionowlish faceowlish gaze
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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.
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This owl imitated Trumpkin’s voice rather well, and there were sounds of owlish laughter all round.
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[…] their large black eyes scanned the drawings with the owlish look of wisdom peculiar to connoisseurs.
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