Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owlishly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: owlish-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.

Example Sentences

"To the muzzy drumming of beer in his veins he gazed long and owlishly at the sombre cottage[.]"
"He gazed owlishly down at his confederates and they gazed owlishly back at him."

Etymology

Etymology tree English owlish Middle English -ly English -ly English owlishly From owlish + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more owlishly (comparative) most owlishly (superlative)

Questions

What does owlishly mean?: In an owlish manner, especially with regard to looking.
Where does owlishly come from?: Etymology tree English owlish Middle English -ly English -ly English owlishly From owlish + -ly.

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