单词 | owlishly |
释义 | > as lemmasˈowlishly ˈowlishly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adverb] giddilya1250 ape1509 vainly1588 emptily1591 frivolously1611 frothily1727 owlishly1846 inanely1883 1846 Amer. Whig. Rev. Feb. 220/1 It would look like being owlishly oracular upon a ‘foregone conclusion’, to expatiate now..upon such an assertion. 1901 C. G. Harper Great North Road II. 40 Old gabled houses that..seem to nod owlishly to neighbours just as decrepit across the cobble-stoned path. 1994 Daily Tel. 9 Mar. 15/6 She's a comfortable woman with an owlishly motherly air. < as lemmas |
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