owlish
Americanadjective
adjective
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like an owl
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solemn and wise in appearance
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Origin of owlish
Example Sentences
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A 1972 shot sees two couples on a bird-watching expedition with binoculars held to their eyes, appearing owlish themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
For many, the owlish but hard-driving Socialist and Catholic was simply “Mr. Europe.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Short and thick-bodied, dressed in a bespoke suit and round, owlish glasses, Leo looked like a character from an Agatha Christie mystery.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023
A cattleman with owlish glasses and a pinched smile, the real Hale had nurtured such close relations with the local Native American population that he was revered, Grann writes, “as King of the Osage Hills.”
From New York Times • May 20, 2023
His eyes were wide and gloomy behind his owlish glasses.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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