Definitions
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- adv. In an owlish manner.
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- adv. in an owlish manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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The nutjobs did the screaming about ‘witchcraft’ in this day and age (little different than the Taliban in principle), and the secular politicians just looked owlishly at them and it (being the kookiest stuff) went ignored.
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I blinked owlishly, my body stiffening as I retreated into myself.
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He blinks owlishly and strokes the beard that I suspect he cultivates to make him appear wise beyond his years.
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There another associate pointed out, a trifle owlishly, the explanation: “Seven percent.”
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I'm blinking owlishly at the cocktail menu - "Um, what's in that?"
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But like Harry, 17-year-old Gomes is bespectacled, owlishly serious, an unlikely warrior thrust into a battle much bigger than him.
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Blinking owlishly, I raised a hand to ward off any further intrusions upon my dignity and was startled to hear the voice of Inspector Lestrade, as if from a considerable distance.
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To her own surprise, she yawned, then sat regarding him a little owlishly, having raised a hand to her mouth just a fraction of a second too late.
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Blinking owlishly behind his spectacles, Mr. Tavernier says he has always made films to learn something new.
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The store manager blinked at her owlishly from behind the rims of her oversize glasses.
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