Definitions

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  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of birds; avian.

Etymologies

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From bird +‎ -ly.

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Examples

  • It's lyrical, magical, and birdly (make of that what you will).

    Books in 2009, #9 pabba 2009

  • Even in a birdly state I did appreciate how long it had been since I had seen my wife.

    She Is The Darkness Cook, Glen 1997

  • Then, as if satisfied with the blushing silence of the flowers, he would hop upon his perch and break into a gush of song that made the leaves around him tremble again, having, to all appearances, made up his birdly mind not to give up before midnight at the furthest.

    The Old Homestead Ann S. Stephens

  • This weekend is a good time to observe such birdly goings-on - and to count.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • This weekend is a good time to observe such birdly goings-on and to count.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • When Ava and her birdly guide come upon an abandoned settlement called Stiltsville, Russell writes, with marvelous exactitude: Each house had a shadow beneath it, a sort of liquid basement.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter books@sfchronicle.com (Lauren Groff 2011

  • You can get the poster in a variety of sizes from 10 "x2. 3" to 60.0 "x13. 5", framed or unframed, but I created it to be 48.0 "x10. 8", which means four whole feet of birdly awesome. this, which are lovely for parties or just saying Arrrrrr!

    Schmutzie.com 2009

  • You can get the poster in a variety of sizes from 10 "x2. 3" to 60.0 "x13. 5", framed or unframed, but I created it to be 48.0 "x10. 8", which means four whole feet of birdly awesome. this, which are lovely for parties or just saying Arrrrrr!

    Schmutzie.com 2009

  • You can get the poster in a variety of sizes from 10 "x2. 3" to 60.0 "x13. 5", framed or unframed, but I created it to be 48.0 "x10. 8", which means four whole feet of birdly awesome. this, which are lovely for parties or just saying Arrrrrr!

    Schmutzie.com 2009

  • But the Eagles need more than just plugs to repair more-than-minor leaks left by the aforementioned birdly departed.

    MVN 2009

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