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owllike

owllike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a owl.

Adjective

owllike (comparative more owllike, superlative most owllike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a owl.
    • To these, by the door L. C., the CURATE and the NOTARY, arm in arm; the latter owl-like and titubant1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Macaire, act i, scene 2 (stage directions)
    Synonyms:
    owlish, owly, strigine

Synonyms of owllike

Forms of owllike

comparativemore owllike
superlativemost owllike

Origin of owllike

From owl + -like.

Questions about owllike

What does owllike mean?
Owllike means resembling or characteristic of a owl.
What part of speech is owllike?
Owllike is an adjective.

Words near owllike in the dictionary

  1. owlish
  2. owlishly
  3. owlishness
  4. owlism
  5. owlless
  6. owllike
  7. owls
  8. Owls Head
  9. owlsona
  10. owlsonas
  11. owly

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