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unbirdly

unbirdly adjective: not birdlike.

Adjective

unbirdly (comparative more unbirdly, superlative most unbirdly)

  1. (rare) Not birdlike.
    • The thump below was followed by an unbirdly squawk, and he scrambled to the edge of the loft and looked over the rail. He couldn't see the bird at first in the shadows below; […]2011, Roger Ladd Memmott, The Gypsy Lover, page 82

Forms of unbirdly

comparativemore unbirdly
superlativemost unbirdly

Origin of unbirdly

From un- + birdly.

Questions about unbirdly

What does unbirdly mean?
Unbirdly means not birdlike.
What part of speech is unbirdly?
Unbirdly is an adjective.

Words near unbirdly in the dictionary

  1. unbioturbated
  2. unbipentium
  3. unbiquadium
  4. unbirched
  5. unbirdlike
  6. unbirdly
  7. unbirth
  8. unbirthday
  9. unbirthdays
  10. unbirthed
  11. unbirthing

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