owl·ish \ˈau̇lish, -lēsh\adjective : resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of an owl < the cigar-smoking man with an owlish look — Newsweek > < fluttering his eyelids in owlish bliss — Arline Thomas > • owl·ish·ly\-lə̇shlē, -li\adverb • owl·ish·ness\-lishnəs -lēsh-\noun-es