owly
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
With owly eyes awhile it hums, Smiles wondrously and deep; For after good long feeding comes Its main hard work--to sleep.
From Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
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 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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 Lewis, Alfred Henry
"Well, you provoked me, staring at me with those owly eyes of yours; but now I want to speak to you about Felix."
From We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses by Yechton, Barbara, [pseud.]
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