English to German Meaning of owlish - owlish


Owlish :
owlish

verdunkeln, töricht, dumm, nebelig, Unfruchtbar, benebelt, Dick Skulled

owlisheulenhaft
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Definitions of owlish in English
Adjective(1) resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance
Examples of owlish in English
(1) The owlish soldier takes off his helmet, holds out his hand.(2) I was pulling a book from the shelf when I heard the tinkle of the bell over the door, and before I knew it, Matt's aunt was standing in front of me, peering up at me through her wide, owlish glasses.(3) Physically, she brilliantly embodied the shrewd, sharp-eyed, owlish spinster, while also conveying her intuitive acumen and razor-sharp mind.(4) The owlish , quietly passionate woman stepped forward.(5) From 1955 to 1963, he was Chairman of the National Bank, an Irish clearing bank, again confounding those who took his owlish , academic demeanour at face value.(6) Close's self-portrait underlines this paradox, his owlish glasses reiterating that artist and audience are creatures who long to see clearly.(7) A scientistÔǪ the one who gave me my steroid shots, if I remember rightlyÔǪ appeared, red-faced and out of breath, his owlish glasses askew on his wrinkled face.(8) Her eyes are huge, like something you would expect to see magnified behind thick owlish glasses, lovely and bright blue, the sapphire enhanced wonderfully by her ivory skin and dyed black bob.(9) At one stage he seemed to become almost as well-known for his flamboyant dress sense - the wide-brimmed hats, the peroxide hair, the big owlish glasses - as for his paintings.(10) And if his features have recently seemed to take on a new youthfulness, his is still a face etched with experience, slowly hardening into the same benignly owlish countenance you see in photographs of his long-departed father, Jim.(11) Ren blinked owlishly into the dark at the sound of his name.(12) It is more and more unusual for U.S. writers to try to produce literature which is serious without solemnity, entertaining without shallowness, intelligent without owlishness .(13) ÔÇÿMy lecture is on something I think about a lot,ÔÇÖ says Byatt, her eyes big and owlishly attractive.(14) They will remember his kindliness, his moodiness, his scorn, his patience, his owlishness , the bulk of his physical presence with its powers of intimidation and tact.(15) He blinked owlishly , realizing his situation.(16) Pale and poised, she waved a languid hand at the team as we peered owlishly at her.
(1) night owl ::
Nachteule
(2) snowy owl ::
Schneeeule
(3) great horned owl ::
große, ehrenwerte Eule
(4) little owl ::
kleine Eule
(5) screech owl ::
Kauz
(6) tawny owl ::
Waldkauz
(7) owl-light ::
owl-Licht
(8) eagle-owl ::
Adler Eule
Synonyms
M
1. owlish ::
owlish
3. dim ::
verdunkeln
5. foolish ::
töricht
6. silly ::
dumm
7. ignorant ::
ignorant
8. foggy ::
nebelig
9. imbecile ::
Unfruchtbar
10. dullish ::
dullish
12. sottish ::
benebelt
13. thick-skulled ::
Dick Skulled
Different Forms
owlish, owlishly
English to German Dictionary: owlish

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