owly
Americanadjective
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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is out on Friday Speccy, greeny, beardy, owly, ginger and the fit one - all the gang are here.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2011
All matter hath a birth and death; tis made, unmade and made anew; We choose to call the Maker God: such is the Zâhids owly view.
From The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Willyum listens to Billy plenty grave an' owly, but he don't make no observations on his luck or communicate no views to Billy except that he's hungry.
From Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis
I was a little owly about dinner, though, because soon afterward it would be train time.
From The Whistling Mother by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
The result was, these old long-horns got owly, laid their heads together, and made a little medicine.
From Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories by Andy Adams
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