释义 |
unˈbirdly, a. [un-1 7.] Unlike a bird; not maintaining the character of a bird.
a1667Cowley Verses & Ess., Ode upon Liberty iii, None so degenerous and unbirdly prove,..None but a few unhappy Houshold Foul. [1834K. H. Digby Mores Cath. v. vi. 185 If we would not degenerate below our species, and even unbirdly prove, we should rise to salute the dawn.] |