owlish

• The pale puffiness under his eyes exaggerated his owlish, half-blind stare. —  F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 06 - December 1994
• When I'd met him he'd been an owlish, somewhat awkward young man who admired me extravagantly— although silently. —  process 11
• I glanced at the two people sitting on the couch opposite, an owlish-looking young man in silver-rimmed glasses, and a slim middle-aged woman with graying hair pulled severely away from the angular planes of her face. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 04-05 - October-November 1995
• The owlish-looking fellow cleared his throat, but Thrale spoke first, his voice carrying the tone of quiet authority I have come to associate with men accustomed to unquestioning obedience. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 04-05 - October-November 1995
• I remember last year when that owlish, sycophantic boy Briggs brought some very suspect carnations to Miss Dobbins, that young woman we had on Supply when Gibson was away with sciatica. —  Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose - Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 29

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