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ostrich-like

ostrich-like is the alternative spelling of ostrichlike.

Meaning of ostrichlike

Adjective

ostrichlike (comparative more ostrichlike, superlative most ostrichlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
  2. Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
    • Should our response to these paradoxes of the modern world be to maintain our comfort level with an ostrichlike denial of the evidence, or to hold an alarmist and paranoid discourse?2009, Christopher Vasey, The Naturopathic Way, page vii

Forms of ostrich-like

comparativemore ostrich-like
superlativemost ostrich-like

Questions about ostrich-like

What is ostrich-like the alternative spelling of?
Ostrich-like is the alternative spelling of ostrichlike.

Words near ostrich-like in the dictionary

  1. ostrich instruction
  2. ostrich instructions
  3. ostrich policies
  4. ostrich policy
  5. ostrich politics
  6. ostrich-like
  7. ostriches
  8. ostrichism
  9. ostrichitis
  10. ostrichize
  11. ostrichized

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