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owlful

Syllables: owl·ful/ˈaʊlfʊl/

owlful adjective: full of owls.

Adjective

owlful (comparative more owlful, superlative most owlful)

  1. (literary) Full of owls.
    • Impenetrable growth surrounds him. // Owlful. Batful. // Great moths of prey.1973, Thomas Kinsella, “The Clearing”, in Daniel Halpern, editor, Antæus, page 105
    • Mrs Adcock will invariably force you to take two, leaving you to stagger into the owlful night.1984, Punch, volume CCLXXXVI, number ii, page 67

Forms of owlful

comparativemore owlful
superlativemost owlful

Origin of owlful

From owl + -ful.

Questions about owlful

What does owlful mean?
Owlful means full of owls.
What part of speech is owlful?
Owlful is an adjective.
How do you pronounce owlful?
Owlful is pronounced /ˈaʊlfʊl/.

Words near owlful in the dictionary

  1. owlet-nightjars
  2. owlets
  3. owlfish
  4. owlflies
  5. owlfly
  6. owlful
  7. Owlglass
  8. owlier
  9. owliest
  10. owliness
  11. owling

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